Chandigarh, Oct. 14 -- Countering Chandigarh Police's claim that the family has refused to hand over the laptop of late Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, his wife, IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, claimed that the non-seizure of the device occurred due to the technical inability of the SIT to generate the required digital hash value, and not due to non-cooperation on her part. In a detailed reply submitted to the SIT under Section 94 of the BNSS, 2023, Amneet stated that officials from the SIT and the accompanying IT team had visited her residence and were permitted to take possession of the laptop on the same day. However, she said, the seizure could not be completed as the team failed to create the hash value or unique digital identification, a key step required to preserve the integrity of electronic evidence. "Despite my full cooperation and the SIT's presence at my residence, they were unable to generate the necessary hash value or digital identification details of the device. The delay or non-seizure was solely due to their own technical inability, not any hesitation from my side," Amneet stated in her written communication. She said the laptop could have been handed over immediately after completion of proper procedural formalities. Amneet urged that before any forensic cloning or data extraction is carried out, the family be provided with a certified copy or secure backup of the laptop's data, as it contains personal, family-related, and confidential communications. "In the event of any data loss or corruption during forensic handling, such information would be permanently irrecoverable," she cautioned, insisting that the request for a duplicate backup was meant to ensure transparency and protect personal information. The communication has been addressed to the SSP, Chandigarh, who is also a member of the SIT, with references to two earlier notices, both pertaining to the laptop seizure. Police sources had earlier claimed that the family's refusal to hand over the laptop had stalled the digital forensic analysis. Police want to seize the laptop as it is the same device used to type the suicide note. Investigators seek to determine all recipients to whom the note was emailed and plan to question them. Police aim to establish the exact timeline, when suicide note was typed and sent, as well as time of death....