Senior Haryana IPS officer found dead in Chandigarh house

Senior Haryana police officer Y Puran Kumar was found dead with a gunshot wound at his Chandigarh home on Tuesday, officials said, suspecting that he committed suicide. The 2001 batch officer was the inspector general, Police Training Centre (PTC), in Sunaria, Rohtak."At around 1.30 pm, we received information at Sector 11 police station. The SHO, Sector 11, and his team inspected the scene. A reported suicide had taken place... The body has been identified that of Puran Kumar, IPS officer," Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police Kanwardeep Kaur told reporters.The incident occurred in the soundproof basement of his house. Police teams and forensic experts have reached the scene, and an investigation is currently underway.

#WATCH | Chandigarh: Kanwardeep Kaur, Chandigarh SSP says, "We got information of a shooting at around 1:30 PM at Sector 11 Police Station. When we reached here, we found that a reported suicide had taken place. The body of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar was found at his residence.… pic.twitter.com/b6acTw3EIu

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Kumar's wife Amneet P Kumar, an IAS officer and commissioner and secretary of the Department of Foreign Cooperation, Haryana government, is in Japan as part of a delegation led by Chief Minister Nayab Saini. The IPS officer was considered a respected officer of the Haryana cadre and had held several important positions during his career.'