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Chandigarh, October 10 (IANS) The IPS Officers Association (Haryana Cadre) on Friday criticized senior police officer Y. Expressed deep sorrow and condolences on the sudden and untimely demise of Puran Kumar, IPS.
The association prayed to God for the peace of the departed soul and expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. A delegation led by Hardeep Singh Doon, IPS, Additional Director General of Police (Telecom, Highways and Traffic), personally visited the residence of the late officer’s wife, Amneet P. Kumar, IAS, to express their condolences.
On this occasion, senior police officers assured all possible cooperation and help to the family.
Members of the IPS Officers Association gathered and paid tribute to the departed soul by observing two minutes silence.
In this hour of grief, the Association stands strongly with the bereaved family and prays to God to grant peace to the departed soul and give strength to the family to bear this irreparable loss.
Haryana Inspector General of Police (IG) Y. Puran Kumar, a 2001 batch IPS, allegedly shot himself at his residence in Sector 11, Chandigarh on Tuesday.
Police said Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself with his service revolver and his body was found by his daughter in the basement.
Chandigarh SSP Kanwardeep Kaur told the media that at around 1.30 pm, information about an alleged suicide was received from house number 116 of Sector 11, Chandigarh.
According to reports, Kumar had taken the gun from a gunman on Monday. Last month, Kumar was shifted to Rohtak’s Sunaria jail, the same jail where Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim is serving his sentence in the Sadhvis sexual abuse case.
Earlier, Kumar had raised questions on the promotion of some IPS officers of 1991, 1996, 1997 and 2005 batches. An engineering graduate, he was born on May 19, 1973 and was due to retire on May 31, 2033.
–IANS
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