The Haryana Government appointed Justice Somnath Aggarwal, a retired Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as a one-man Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to probe the circumstances that led to the August 28 Karnal violence during farmers’ protest, including the role of then SDM Ayush Sinha.

The CoI will inquire into the circumstances leading to violence, including use of force against demonstrators at Karnal on August 28.