Haldwani, Jan. 11 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the suicide of Sukhwant Singh, a farmer from Kashipur, who shot himself in a Haldwani hotel room.

Singh alleged harassment and extortion by Udham Singh Nagar police in a Facebook Live video before his death, citing a Rs.4 crore land fraud case and pressure from police and property dealers.

Dhami has directed the Kumaon Commissioner, Deepak Rawat, to conduct a magisterial inquiry into the matter.

The Chief Minister has instructed that a fair and transparent investigation be conducted into all facts and circumstances surrounding the incident to establish the truth.

He has made it clear that if negligence or wrongdoing is found at a...