Haryana Police Crisis Deepens as Cop Accuses Deceased IPS Officer of Corruption and Caste-Based Discrimination in Suicide Note

Haryana's police department is reeling under a crisis as a sub-inspector accused his superior, IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, of corruption and caste-based discrimination in a 3-page suicide note. This comes days after Kumar himself allegedly shot himself dead, leaving behind a 9-page note blaming top officials, including the state's DGP, of discrimination and harassment. The latest incident has sparked widespread outrage, with the Haryana government sending the state's DGP on leave and political leaders visiting Kumar's family to offer condolences.

Key Takeaways:

Sandeep Lather, a 52-year-old sub-inspector, allegedly shot himself dead in a room near an agricultural field in Rohtak's Ladhot village, leaving behind a 3-page suicide note.
In the note, Lather accused IPS officer Y Puran Kumar of corruption and caste-based discrimination, echoing similar charges made by Kumar himself in his 9-page suicide note.
Lather was posted in the Cyber Cell, and his body has been sent for autopsy.
The Haryana government has sent State DGP Shatrujeet Kapur on leave amid opposition's attack on the BJP dispensation over IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's alleged suicide.
Kumar's wife, senior IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, has demanded that Kapur and Narendra Bijarniya, the then Rohtak's Superintendent of Police, be named in the FIR for allegedly abetting her husband's suicide.

Statistics:

52: The age of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar at the time of his death.
9: The number of pages in Kumar's suicide note, which listed several senior officials as being responsible for his mental harassment and caste-based discrimination.
3: The number of pages in Sandeep Lather's suicide note, which accused Kumar of corruption and caste-based discrimination.
2001: The batch year of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar.
6: The number of members in the special investigation (SIT) team constituted by the Chandigarh Police to investigate the case.

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"Haryana Police Crisis Deepens as Cop Accuses Deceased IPS Officer of Corruption and Caste-Based Discrimination in Suicide Note", IE Online Media Services Pvt. Ltd., 2025.