US EditionPuran Kumar's ‘Suicide’: Chandigarh Court Asks IPS Officer's Wife to Identify Body Amid Post-Mortem Standoff
Chandigarh Police requested the late officer's laptop as family agreed to post-mortem amid allegations of caste-based harassment and investigation by a special team.
- On Tuesday, Chandigarh Police asked a court to direct Amneet P. Kumar, IAS officer to identify the body of Y Puran Kumar, Haryana IPS officer, and produce his laptop for investigation; Chandigarh District Court asked her to respond by October 15, 2025.
- An eight-page final note allegedly accused eight senior IPS officers of caste-based discrimination and harassment, and Kumar's family initially refused post-mortem consent until action was taken against those named.
- The family consented to a post-mortem, and Amneet Kumar said, `In view of the assurance extended by the Union Territory Police for conducting a fair, transparent and impartial investigation, and the commitment conveyed by the Government of Haryana to take appropriate action against any erring officials in due course of law, I have consented to the conduct of the post-mortem examination of Late Y Puran Kumar, IPS`.
- Chandigarh Police has constituted a six-member Special Investigation Team to probe the case, and the Haryana government sent DGP Shatrujeet Kapur on leave, assigning additional charge to O.P. Singh.
- An assistant sub-inspector in Rohtak, Sandeep Kumar, allegedly shot himself after corruption claims; the SIT issued notices to Haryana government and the family will hold funeral rites from House No 132 at 3pm with cremation at 4 pm in Sector 25.
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After Family's Consent, Haryana IPS Officer's Autopsy Being Conducted at PGIMER
The family of the late Dalit officer, including his wife, arrived at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in the morning, identified the body and completed other formalities, after which the post-mortem process began.
Haryana IPS 'suicide' case: Family gives consent for post-mortem
Late IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's wife, IAS Amneet P. Kumar, has given consent to conduct the post-mortem of the deceased after Chandigarh Police and Haryana Government assured her of a "fair, transparent, and impartial investigation"
Resolution in IPS Officer's Autopsy Impasse
Resolution in IPS Officer's Autopsy Impasse The impasse surrounding the autopsy of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar has ended as his family consented to the procedure, a police official announced on Wednesday.This development occurred after Chandigarh Police approached the court to request that his family identify the body for post-mortem examination. The autopsy will soon occur at PGIMER, according to the official.Kumar allegedly committed sui…
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