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Haryana IPS Officer Y Puran Kumar Cremated After Supervised Autopsy, SIT Pursues Forensic Leads

A supervised autopsy capped a nine-day standoff over the IPS officer's death.

Overview

  • PGIMER conducted a videographed post-mortem under magisterial oversight with a ballistic expert present, and the medical board will submit its report to the SIT.
  • The family consented to the autopsy after assurances of a fair probe; the last rites were held in Chandigarh following the procedure.
  • The Special Investigation Team has sought the officer’s laptop for CFSL examination to verify the origin and authenticity of the multi-page note recovered by police.
  • The Haryana government sent DGP Shatrujeet Kapur on leave and transferred Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya, with O.P. Singh given additional charge as DGP pending the probe.
  • A separate death of ASI Sandeep Kumar, who appeared in a viral video alleging corruption by the late officer, is under investigation and the video’s veracity remains unverified.