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Haryana IPS Officer’s Death Triggers Probe Into Alleged Harassment as Wife Seeks FIR

A recovered ‘final note’ naming senior officials has become central to the probe following the officer’s wife’s demand that it be treated as a dying declaration.

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Chandigarh Police at the scene after Haryana ADGP Y Puran Kumar died by suicide at his residence on Tuesday.
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Overview

  • Y Puran Kumar, a 2001-batch Haryana IPS officer, was found dead of a gunshot wound at his official Chandigarh residence, which police are treating as an apparent suicide.
  • Chandigarh Police recovered the weapon, electronic evidence, a will and a multi-page ‘final note’ said to detail caste-based discrimination, targeted harassment and administrative victimisation, naming serving and retired IAS/IPS officers.
  • Rohtak Police arrested head constable Sushil Kumar in a bribery case; officials say he sought Rs 2.5 lakh in the officer’s name and referenced the IG during disclosures now under examination.
  • After returning from Japan, IAS officer Amneet P. Kumar filed a complaint naming DGP Shatrujeet Kapur and Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya under abetment and SC/ST provisions and delivered a letter to the chief minister seeking FIRs, arrests and protection.
  • The family alleged delays in registering a case and conducting the autopsy; by late Thursday, police said an FIR had been registered on her complaint as forensic analysis and witness statements continued.