Jind (Haryana) [India], October 10 : After a Senior IFS officer, Y. Puran Kumar, died in Chandigarh on Tuesday under suspicious circumstances after suffering a gunshot, Haryana Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Krishan Kumar Bedi, expressed grief.
Bedi said, "It is saddening. He dies by suicide...The entire case is very complicated...The Chandigarh Police is taking action against those who are required. Haryana does not play a significant role in this....He was from my community...The passing of a successful officer like this is unfortunate."
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed deep anguish over the alleged suicide of Dalit IPS officer Y Puran Kumar from Haryana and said that caste-based harassment drove the officer to take his own life. He also demanded strict punishment for the guilty.
In a post shared on X, Kerjiwal said, "Dalit IPS officer from Haryana, Puran Kumar ji, faced so much harassment due to his caste that he took his own life."
He added that "the guilty must be given the harshest punishment as soon as possible."
Kejriwal also condemned the recent incident of a shoe-hurling attempt at the Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai. "When a shoe was thrown at the Chief Justice of the country, their trolls on social media are insulting Dalits, even abusing Baba Saheb Ambedkar. Where have these people brought India today?" he asked in a post on X.
Kumar succumbed to a gunshot wound on October 7, 2025. Afterwards, his wife, Senior IAS officer Amneet P. Kumar, has made some serious accusations against Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor and Superintendent of Police (SP) Rohtak Narendra Bijarnia. She is demanding a registration of an FIR against the two of them.
Kumar's wife has filed a written complaint to the police, where she stated that her husband had been facing caste-based discrimination, mental harassment, and humiliation for a long time. She also claimed that before his death, her husband had left behind a suicide note mentioning the harassment he suffered at the hands of senior officers.
She further alleged that the accused officers, holding powerful positions, could influence the course of the investigation, and therefore, immediate arrests and an impartial probe are essential.