Chandigarh, Oct 7 (NationPress) Y. Puran Kumar, the Inspector General of Police (IG) in Haryana and an IPS officer from the 2001 batch, reportedly took his own life at his home in Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. His wife is currently in Japan as part of a delegation led by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. A will and a final note were found at the residence of Kumar.

According to police reports, Puran Kumar allegedly used his service revolver, and his body was discovered by his daughter in the basement. Notably, no suicide note was located at the scene.

This tragic event has sent shockwaves through police and administrative ranks.

The incident reportedly unfolded earlier that day.

Chandigarh Police and forensic teams have arrived at the site for a thorough investigation.

SSP of Chandigarh, Kanwardeep Kaur, informed the media that the police received a report concerning a potential suicide from House No. 116 in Sector 11 around 1:30 PM, confirming the identity of the deceased as Puran Kumar.

“The CFSL team is present at the location, and further inquiries are ongoing,” she stated.

Authorities have also secured Kumar’s mobile devices and additional documents from the scene.

Kumar’s wife, Amneet, who serves as Commissioner and Secretary in the Foreign Cooperation Department, is anticipated to return to India on Wednesday.

Reports indicate Kumar had borrowed the firearm from a security personnel on Monday.

Last month, he was transferred to Sunaria Jail in Rohtak, the same facility where Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim is incarcerated for sexual exploitation of sadhvis.

Previously, Kumar had publicly criticized the promotion procedures for certain IPS officers from the 1991, 1996, 1997, and 2005 batches. An engineering graduate born on May 19, 1973, he was scheduled to retire on May 31, 2033.

The investigative body is looking into whether recent professional challenges or personal factors played a role in this devastating decision. The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination.

A year prior, Kumar had penned a letter to Chief Minister Saini, contesting promotions awarded to IPS officers.

He asserted that these promotions were executed unlawfully, bypassing Union Home Ministry (MHA) guidelines, solely based on the Finance Department’s approval. His primary concern arose from the irregular application of promotional benefits.

While some officers were retroactively promoted to the rank of DIG effective from January 1 of the promotion year, others, including Kumar, were granted promotions with “immediate effect” on the order’s actual date, resulting in substantial financial disadvantages and perceived inequities.