Senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar dies by suicide in Chandigarh home

New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, serving as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) at the Police Training College at Sunaria in Haryana's Rohtak, died by suicide on Tuesday after allegedly shooting himself at his residence in Chandigarh's Sector 11.

According to reports, the incident occurred around 1.30 pm. "We received information at Sector 11 police station. The SHO and his team reached the spot and inspected the scene. A reported suicide had taken place. The body has been identified as that of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar," Kanwardeep Kaur, Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police told reporters.

She added that a Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) team is examining the scene. "Investigations are underway," she said when asked if a suicide note was recovered.

Kumar, a 2001-batch IPS officer, was among the senior-most officers in the Haryana Police. He had recently been posted to the Police Training Centre in Rohtak on September 29.

Reports further mentioned that at the time of the incident, only Kumar and his daughter were at home. Around noon, he reportedly took his service revolver to the basement and shot himself. Hearing the gunshot, his daughter rushed downstairs and found him lying in a pool of blood. She raised an alarm and after which neighbours informed the police.

Kumar's wife, IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, is currently in Japan as part of a state delegation accompanying Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. Officials said she has been informed and is expected to return to India on Wednesday evening.

The news of the senior officer’s death sent shockwaves through the Haryana Police department, with senior officers rushing to the site shortly after the incident. The Chandigarh Police, FSL, and CFSL teams are jointly investigating the case.