SHIMLA: Former CBI Director Ashwani Kumar, who was found hanging at his residence in Shimla, was cremated in a crematorium here on Thursday. Your son Abhishek He lit the pyre.
Multiple people, including Himachal Pradesh Power Minister Sukhram Chaudhary, Leader of the Congress Legislative Party Mukesh Agnihotri and former head of state Congress Sukhvinder Sukhi, and Kumar’s relatives attended the cremation.
The 69-year-old former CBI director, who led the agency in the investigation of several high-profile cases, including the 2008 Aarushi murder case in Noida, allegedly committed suicide at his residence. Brockhurst, near Chhota Shimla, on Wednesday.
A preliminary investigation has indicated that a sudden change in Kumar’s active life over the past six months due to home confinement could be the reason behind his passing, but police said they are weighing all the odds.
Kumar, an IPS officer in 1973, became director of the Central Bureau of Investigation in 2008. He also served in the Special protection group, who mainly protects the prime minister, and was appointed the governor of Nagaland in 2013 by the UPA government.
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