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Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met the family of Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar and expressed grief over his alleged suicide at his Chandigarh residence. Rahul Gandhi described the incident as a symbol of the deepening social poison that is crushing humanity in the name of caste. 

He urged Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take prompt action in the case.

"My message as LoP to PM Modi and the Haryana Chief Minister is fulfil commitment to the daughters of IPS Puran Kumar, let his funeral take place," he said. 

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“The suicide of Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar is a symbol of the deepening social poison that is crushing humanity in the name of caste. When an IPS officer has to endure humiliation and oppression because of his caste, imagine the conditions in which ordinary Dalit citizens must be living,” Rahul Gandhi tweeted after meeting IPS family. 

He further stated that the hatred and Manuwadi ideology of the BJP-RSS have poisoned society, leaving Dalits, tribals, backward classes, and Muslims losing hope for justice.

“The murder of Hariom Valmiki in Rae Bareli, the insult to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and now Puran ji's death, these incidents show that injustice against the marginalised is at its peak. The hatred and Manuwadi thinking of the BJP-RSS have poisoned society. Dalits, tribals, backward classes, and Muslims are losing hope for justice today. This struggle is not just Puran ji's, it is the struggle of every Indian who believes in the Constitution, equality, and justice,” he added. 

He was joined by several senior Haryana Congress leaders, demonstrating the party’s solidarity with the bereaved family, including MP Deepender Singh Hooda, senior leader Gaurav Moolana, former Union Minister Kumari Selja, and Haryana Assembly Leader of Opposition Rao Dan Singh.

Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar Suicide Case

1. Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself at his Chandigarh residence on October 7.

2. In his 'final note,' he accused eight senior police officials, including Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur, of caste-based discrimination, mental harassment, public humiliation, and atrocities.

3. Following the controversy, IPS Om Parkash Singh has been given additional charge as Haryana DGP while Shatrujeet Kapur has been placed on leave.

4. An official order from the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, confirmed Singh’s temporary appointment during Kapur’s leave period.

5. Chandigarh Police has issued a notice to IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, widow of Puran Kumar, requesting her late husband’s laptop as crucial evidence.

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6. The laptop is believed to contain the original draft of the suicide note and is set to be sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) for digital verification.

7. The investigation aims to confirm the authenticity of the note, track its recipients, timing of the email, and when each recipient accessed it; the laptop has not yet been handed over.