Chandigarh, Oct. 15 -- With the autopsy of the deceased IPS officer, IGP Y Puran Kumar remaining pending for the eighth day now, the Chandigarh Police on Tuesday moved the local court seeking directions to the family to come forward for identification of the body so that the post-mortem can be conducted.

The police stated in its plea that despite repeated requests from the investigating officer (IO), SSP and IGP, the family had not permitted the post-mortem for eight consecutive days, leading to potential loss of crucial forensic evidence.

The court has issued a notice to Kumar's wife, Amneet P Kumar, for Wednesday, October 15, regarding the post-mortem request. The notice, issued by judicial magistrate Raminder Kaur, directs his wife t...