Shimla, May 25 -- Day after the high court transferred the Vimal Negi death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Shimla superintendent of police (SP) Sanjeev Gandhi on Saturday publicly hit out at Himachal director general of police Atul Verma, terming the DGP's HC affidavit as "irresponsible". He said that he will challenge the affidavit through a revision petition.

The SP also levelled allegations of misconduct against the DGP and his staff.

Gandhi claimed that the DGP's affidavit came as senior police officers posted at the headquarters "held a grudge against him".

The Shimla SP, who was the head of the special investigation team (SIT) probing Vimal Negi's death case, said he has put in a leave request to "shield himse...