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Haryana IPS Suicide Case: Senior IPS officer Y Puran Kumar committed suicide on Tuesday by shooting himself in his house in Sector 11, Chandigarh. Kumar was a 2001 batch IPS officer in the Haryana Police. On September 29, he was posted from Rohtak Range IG to the Police Training College (PTC) in Sunaria, Rohtak. Police remained silent on the reason behind his extreme step.

Meanwhile, Jagran sources said an FIR was filed against him at the Urban Estate police station on Monday. The police kept hidden, and the report about the FIR has not been uploaded online, they added.

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PTI quoted sources said that recently, a liquor contractor had lodged a complaint against a police constable in Rohtak, alleging that a bribe was being sought from him. The constable was arrested on Monday by Rohtak police, they said. A video, purportedly of the contractor, surfaced late Tuesday in which he is making the bribe allegations.

Officials were refraining from commenting on the matter. The sources said the former IG was very upset over the development.

Police Probe On In Alleged Suicide Case

The senior Haryana police officer allegedly shot himself dead at his Chandigarh home, creating outrage in the state police. The 52-year-old 2001 was known for his interventions in matters related to the rights of officers and seniority and other issues. His body was found in a room at the basement of the house with a gunshot wound, police said.

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Nine-Page Suicide Note Found

The note, according to sources, runs into nine pages. Police rushed to the Kumars' home in upscale Sector 11 after receiving information about the incident around 1.30 pm. "The SHO, Sector 11, and his team inspected the scene. A reported suicide had taken place... The body was identified as that of Y Puran Kumar, IPS officer," Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police Kanwardeep Kaur told reporters.

Asked if there was any suicide note, she had earlier said, "A team of the CFSL is inspecting the spot and investigations are on." Those present in the house at the time are being questioned, the SSP said.

Wife Amneet P Kumar, IAS Officer On Japan Tour When Kumar Kills Self

His wife Amneet P Kumar, an IAS officer and commissioner and secretary of the Department of Foreign Cooperation, Haryana government, is in Japan as part of a delegation led by Chief Minister Nayab Saini. She is expected to reach Haryana on Wednesday.

Physical and electronic evidences, including the weapon, were seized by the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) team, they said. According to the Chandigarh police, a "Will" and "Final Note" was also recovered and seized from the scene along with other evidence.

(With PTI/Jagran.com inputs)

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