India, Aug. 20 -- The Haryana government late on Tuesday announced it would handover the probe into the death of a 19-year-old play school teacher in Bhiwani to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) amid calls for a round-the-clock sit-in if the case is not handed over to the federal agency.

The teacher's body was recovered near a canal two days after she went missing on August 11. Police said she died after consuming pesticide, even as her family rejected the findings of an initial probe, alleged foul play, and refused to cremate the body. On Monday, locals and family members of the teacher threatened the sit-in at Dhani Laxman village.

Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said the state government and police are working with seriousne...