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Amid row surrounding Haryana IPS officer suicide case, probe officer too ends life

IANS | October 14, 2025 04:30 PM

CHANDIGARH: Amid the controversy surrounding Haryana Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Y. Puran Kumar's suicide case in Chandigarh last week, an investigation officer on Tuesday also ended his life by leaving a three-page suicide note and a video.

The investigation officer Sandeep Lathar committed the crime by shooting himself dead with his service revolver in Rohtak.

His suicide note revealed that ADGP Puran Kumar was corrupt.

Lathar, who was investigating corruption charges against the ADGP, also recorded a video message along with the three-page suicide note. 

Hours after state DGP Shatrujeet Kapur was sent on leave amid the controversy surrounding IPS officer Kumar's suicide, Om Parkash Singh was given additional charge of the Director General of Police. 

The government had sent state DGP Kapur on leave amid the demand of Kumar's family for action against him and other officers for harassing him (Puran Kumar). 

The Chandigarh Police have registered a first information report (FIR) after taking cognisance of a "final note" left behind by IPS officer Puran Kumar, who allegedly died by suicide on October 7. 

The FIR came hours after Puran Kumar's wife and senior IAS officer Amneet P. Kumar sought Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini's intervention to ensure the registration of an FIR and suspension and arrest of those named in the "final note" by her husband. 

Puran Kumar's wife is yet to give consent for the autopsy of her husband's body, saying "powerful, high-ranking officials of Haryana are involved in the case".

 

 

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