CHANDIGARH: Union Minister and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday met the family members of IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar, who died by suicide earlier this month. Additional Director General of Police Puran Kumar had accused senior officers of the police department of caste-based discrimination and blamed them for being the reason behind him taking the extreme step.
He met with IAS officer Amneet P. Kumar, the wife of Puran Kumar, and offered his condolences.
The last rites of Puran Kumar were performed with the consent of his wife, Amneet, on October 15, after a nine-day stalemate over the post-mortem of the senior officer.