Overview

• Chandigarh police said 2001‑batch IPS officer Y Puran Kumar was found with a gunshot wound at his Sector 11 residence on Tuesday afternoon.
• His daughter discovered the body in a soundproof basement, and police said a single shot was fired using his gunman’s firearm.
• Investigators seized phones, documents and a will from the scene, and Hindustan Times reported a nine‑page note was recovered, while The Hawk reported no suicide note was found.
• Forensic teams, including CFSL, are examining evidence, and the postmortem is to be conducted after his wife returns from an official trip to Japan on October 8.
• Rohtak police arrested ex‑EASI Sushil Kumar in a corruption FIR and said he demanded money on the IGP’s behalf, claiming to have audio and video evidence.