Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- A week after Panjab University (PU) suspended an executive engineer (XEN) and a sub-divisional engineer (electrical) following the death of a 28-year-old research scholar due to suspected electrocution on South campus, the two have been reinstated even as a probe into the matter is still pending. PU registrar YP Verma said that the step has been taken as the "post-mortem report had ruled out the role of the two officials in the student's death". To be sure, the post-mortem report is not out in public domain yet. The orders, issued on Tuesday, read that executive engineer 2 Anil Kumar and sub divisional engineer (electrical) Lakhwinder Singh Dhanoa have been reinstated with immediate effect. Responding to the development, Gaurav Veer Singh Sohal, the president of the Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC) president for the 2025-26 session, said, "It is unfortunate that this is being done while the inquiry is still going on." Pertinent to mention that while a magisterial probe is being conducted by the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM, central), PU has also formed its own committee to look into the matter. Both committees are yet to submit their report. Sohal said, "If these two officials are not to be blamed, then who is? Accountability must be fixed." On July 28, the day of the incident, students had staged a protest and locked the vice-chancellor's office. Sohal said that students will deliberate on resuming the protests if any sort of cover-up is suspected....