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FIR Names Haryana DGP in IPS Y. Puran Kumar Suicide Case as Chandigarh Opens Criminal Probe

The case rests on a multi‑page note and a complaint by his IAS spouse alleging harassment and caste‑based abuse, triggering investigation under abetment to suicide and SC/ST Act provisions.

Overview

  • Chandigarh Police registered FIR No. 156 naming DGP Shatrugjit Singh Kapoor and 12 others, citing BNS Section 108 and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, based on Kumar’s final note.
  • Investigators are reviewing call records and official papers after the officer reportedly took his gunman’s service pistol, wrote a will on 6 October, and died by gunshot in a sound‑proof basement on 7 October.
  • Kumar’s IAS wife, Amneet P. Kumar, filed the complaint and sought a post‑mortem delay; Haryana’s chief minister met the family and the DGP and pledged a transparent inquiry.
  • Ghaziabad Police arrested five in Asif (Gullu)’s killing, alleging a plot involving his wife and her lover; three firearms and digital evidence were seized, with two suspects still at large.
  • PC Jeweller said DRAT Kolkata on 7 October ordered showroom keys and inventory returned after the company met lenders’ conditions, as weather agencies forecast brief hill rain or snow with a generally drier, warmer trend for the plains.