India, Nov. 10 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday sought details of progress made in the investigation into alleged suicide of IGP Haryana, Y Puran Kumar, at his Sector 11 residence on October 7.

The order was passed during resumed hearing of a plea seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from Ludhiana resident Navneet Kumar, who heads an NGO, Hope Welfare Society, and had submitted that he had filed the petition to protect the integrity of the Indian Police Service and to safeguard the rule of law and to ensure that justice is done free from local influence or institutional bias.

The petition was filed on October 17. A formal notice is yet to be issued as the petitioner has not been able to satisfy the court as to why...