Congress leader and Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi is set to visit the family of the late Y Puran Kumar on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, amid mounting demands for accountability over alleged caste-based harassment that drove the 52-year-old officer to his death. The visit comes exactly one week after Kumar, a 2001-batch IPS officer serving as Inspector General at Rohtak's Police Training Centre, allegedly shot himself with his service revolver in the basement of his Chandigarh home on October 7, leaving behind an explosive eight-page suicide note accusing up to 16 senior IPS and IAS officers of systemic discrimination, mental torture, and public humiliation.
Kumar's wife, senior IAS officer Amneet P Kumar—who was abroad in Japan on a state delegation led by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini at the time—filed a formal police complaint two days later, naming Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur and transferred Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya as primary abettors. The note detailed years of grievances, including biased promotions, denied increments, irregular postings, and caste-driven slurs, with Kumar writing, "I was humiliated in public view" and crediting only Chief Principal Secretary Rajesh Khullar for offering genuine support. Amneet has since demanded their immediate suspension and arrest, vowing no consent for post-mortem or cremation until justice is served—a stance that has kept Kumar's body in PGIMER's mortuary for over a week, sparking a standoff with authorities.
Chandigarh Police, leading the probe via a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), registered an FIR on October 9 under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (abetment to suicide) and enhanced sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, including 3(2)(v) for life imprisonment offenses against Scheduled Castes. Following Amneet's objections to "diluted" charges, the FIR was amended on October 12 to explicitly include all accused from the note, now totaling 10-12 officers like Amitabh Dhillon and Sanjay Kumar. Notices under Section 94 of the BNSS have been served to Haryana for documents, including Kumar's laptop, while a Rohtak-based team aids the investigation. SIT head IG Pushpendra Kumar assured a "fair, impartial, and transparent" process, with experts in ballistics, forensics, and toxicology on standby for the delayed autopsy, requested through PGIMER's director with full videography.
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The political storm has intensified, with opposition figures converging on the family's Sector 24 residence in Chandigarh. Telangana Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, a fellow southern native of Kumar, labeled the death "extremely sad" and urged immediate action on the "dying declaration," pinpointing Kapur and Bijarniya as the "root cause." Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda from Rohtak called for an independent probe to rebuild faith in the system, stating, "Justice must be served to restore public confidence." INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala pledged unwavering support, promising to pressure the government for a thorough investigation and punishment of "culprits." AAP's Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema accused Haryana of shielding the accused to delay the FIR's enforcement.
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, after mediating on Monday, relayed CM Saini's assurances of action against the guilty but pressed the family for autopsy consent, noting Saini's prior visit post-Japan trip. The Punjab SC Commission, taking suo motu cognizance, slammed Chandigarh Police's initial report and demanded accountability for all named officers. A 31-member 'Justice for Y Puran Kumar' committee issued a 48-hour ultimatum Sunday for Kapur and Bijarniya's arrest, followed by a high-security mahapanchayat in Jind's Narwana on Tuesday, where khap leaders will amplify calls for no leniency based on rank. A Sarv Khap Mahapanchayat spokesperson echoed, "Whosoever is accused must face strict action—position should not spare anyone."
Haryana's response includes Bijarniya's preemptive transfer days after the incident, but critics decry it as superficial. Dalit organizations rallied at the CM's office Thursday, decrying "Manuwadi" bias under BJP rule. Rahul Gandhi's impending visit, announced by Congress, is poised to galvanize national attention, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge tweeting the tragedy as a "curse" on marginalized communities. As protests swell and the body awaits rites, the case exposes deep fissures in Haryana's bureaucracy, blending personal despair with broader caste inequities. Authorities continue persuasion efforts, but with no family breakthrough, the impasse risks prolonging grief and fueling wider unrest.
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