NEW DELHI: Congress parliamentary occasion chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday wrote to Amneet Kumar, spouse of senior Haryana IPS Y Puran Kumar, who died by suicide at his Chandigarh official residence. In his suicide be aware, Puran Kumar named 16 senior IAS and IPS officers in his be aware, alleging harassment and holding them immediately liable for his choice to take the intense step.Sonia Gandhi referred to as the incident “a grim reminder that even the best officers in service will not be proof against the prejudiced and biased perspective of these in energy — an perspective that continues to disclaim many the beliefs of social justice”.“The information of the tragic demise of your husband, senior IPS officer Shri Y. Puran Kumar, is each stunning and deeply saddening. On this hour of immense ache, I prolong my heartfelt condolences to you and your total household,” the ex-Congress president wrote.“I pray that on this troublesome time, the Almighty provides you energy, braveness, and luxury,” the Congress Rajya Sabha MP wrote, including: “On this path of justice, I, together with hundreds of thousands throughout the nation, stand firmly. with you.”
Sonia Gandhi’s letter
Puran Kumar, who held the rank of further director common of police (ADGP), reportedly shot himself at his authorities residence. The Chandigarh Police rushed to the spot after receiving the data and have cordoned off the world. The weapon used within the incident was recovered, and forensic groups arrived on-site for examination.Amid rising stress following Puran’s dying by suicide, the Haryana authorities changed Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijraniya with Surinder Singh Bhoria, officers mentioned on Saturday.On Wednesday, sources advised TOI that the state authorities can also be contemplating sending Director Basic of Police (DGP) Shatrujeet Singh Kapur on lengthy depart, and should even appoint an “officiating DGP” to defuse the mounting stress throughout the police ranks.Chandigarh Police, two days after Kumar’s dying (on Thursday), registered an FIR (No. 156) at Sector 11 police station, primarily based on his eight-page suicide be aware.The federal government’s transfer to reshuffle key police posts follows rising outrage throughout the civil and police companies, in addition to calls for from the general public for accountability and transparency within the probe.Puran Kumar’s be aware named eight senior IPS officers, together with DGP Kapur and SP Bijraniya, alleging harassment and makes an attempt to malign him.The case has been registered beneath prices of abetment to suicide and related provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.Kumar’s spouse, 2001-batch IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, has demanded the suspension and arrest of all officers talked about within the be aware.She personally handed over her grievance to chief minister Nayab Singh Saini when he visited their Sector 24 residence in Chandigarh round 12.30 pm on Thursday.The chief minister stayed for practically 45 minutes, providing condolences and becoming a member of the household in prayer.In her letter, Amneet alleged that the officers named in her husband’s suicide be aware had been liable for “harassment, humiliation, and psychological torture” resulting in his dying. She mentioned the be aware needs to be handled as a dying declaration and urged authorities to behave swiftly to stop interference or tampering with proof.She additionally sought everlasting safety for her household, significantly their two daughters, citing “severe risk and psychological misery.”The officer’s household reportedly refused to carry out his final rites till “justice is served.”