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Ragi Nirmal Singh Row : SC Commission orders probe into delaying cremation Seeks report from DC and Police Commissioner Amritsar Chandigarh, April 5, 2020 : Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes on Sunday has decided to investigate the matter of delaying the cremation of Padma Shri awardee Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa. The Commission also sought a detailed report from Deputy Commissioner and Police Commissioner of Amritsar within a week. An official spokesperson said that Punjab SC Comission took a serious note of a news report of The Hindu dated 03-04- 2020 under heading “Cremation of 'Padma Shri' awardee Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa delayed”. Mr. Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal of Ludhiana also field a complaint in this regard. The Commission has directed Deputy Commissioner and Police Commissioner, Amritsar to conduct a probe into the matter and submit a report in this connection within 07 days after receipt of the notice.