Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- The sister of Daljit Singh, a resident of Bhamme Kalan village in Mansa district, who was found dead on October 27, has moved the Punjab and Haryana high court seeking a post-mortem examination at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, and a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into his death.

Lawyers representing Amarjeet Kaur mentioned the matter for urgent listing, and the court allowed it to be listed on Monday. The lawyers said the government counsel had told the court during mentioning that there were no immediate plans to perform the last rites of the deceased.

The body of the 35-year-old was found in a field near Ramananda village on October 27 morning, an...