US EditionJustice Sought in IPS Officer's Mysterious Death
A six-member Special Investigation Team will conduct a prompt and impartial probe into IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s suicide amid allegations of caste discrimination and harassment.
- On October 7, senior IPS officer Y Puran Kumar died by a gunshot at his Sector 11 residence in Chandigarh amid allegations of caste-based harassment.
- Kumar's Final Note dated October 7 detailed prolonged caste-based harassment and named senior officers including Shatrujeet Kapur, Haryana Director General of Police .
- The FIR copy given on October 9 to Amneet P Kumar, IAS officer, by SSP UT Chandigarh Kanwardeep Kaur was incomplete, unsigned, and she alleged the SC/ST Act sections were diluted.
- The Chandigarh Police formed a six-member SIT led by IGP Pushpendra Kumar as state leaders held high-level meetings, sending Krishan Lal Panwar to the family and increasing their security on Friday.
- Civil society and Dalit groups have warned of statewide protests as a 31-member SC/ST committee formed following National Commission for Scheduled Castes chair Kishor Makwana's visit.
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The alleged suicide by a senior Haryana Police official, Y Puran Kumar, continued to remain in political focus on Saturday, with Congress leader Sonia Gandhi offering condolences to the family and criticising the "biased attitude of those in power"
Justice Sought in IPS Officer's Mysterious Death
Justice Sought in IPS Officer's Mysterious Death The family of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who allegedly took his own life in Chandigarh, claims mishandling in the investigation and demands justice. Concerns were voiced after his body was moved to PGIMER without their consent.Kumar's final note accused eight senior police officers of severe caste-based discrimination and harassment. Meanwhile, MLA Amit Rattan, Kumar's brother-in-law, criticized t…
Y Puran Kumar death: Disagreement between family, police over post mortem; Haryana ministers step in
The family of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who reportedly died by suicide, is yet to give consent for his post-mortem examination, raising tensions over the handling of the case. Police officials have stated that the body will first be shown to the family before the autopsy is conducted, but disagreements over the procedure have sparked controversy, with the family alleging that authorities are attempting to force the post-mortem against their wis…
IPS suicide rocks Haryana bureaucracy. Calls to remove accused officers with 'power to influence probe'
Haryana officers say false FIRs & direct arrests of Dalits or those from weaker backgrounds among them are used by the anti-corruption bureau to show off its successes.
IPS officer’s family firm on not allowing post-mortem - The Tribune
Four days after senior IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s death by suicide, the family continues to refuse to conduct the post-mortem or perform the last rites of the deceased officer until their demands are met. They insisted that both Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur and Rohtak SP Narender Bijarnia must be sent on leave, as reportedly assured by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini during his visit to the bereaved family.
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