Overview

• Chandigarh police said the death was a reported suicide after officers were alerted around 1:30 pm to the Sector 11 residence.
• The officer’s daughter discovered the body in the basement, and investigators recovered a firearm from the scene.
• CFSL and forensic teams cordoned the house for evidence collection, and the body was moved to Sector 16 Hospital for autopsy.
• Officials said no suicide note has been found so far, and statements from family and staff are being recorded.
• Kumar recently took charge at the Police Training Centre in Sunaria, Rohtak, and had previously filed formal complaints over postings, promotions and alleged caste-based discrimination; his wife, IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, was abroad on an official delegation.