The Chandigarh Police has issued a notice to IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, wife of late IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, asking her to hand over her husband’s laptop for investigation.
Police said the laptop was a key piece of evidence in the ongoing probe into the officer’s death. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) believes the device may contain important information, including the original draft of the alleged suicide note found on it.
According to police sources, the laptop will be sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) for digital analysis to verify the authenticity of the note.
Investigating team wants to confirm whether the note was written by Puran Kumar himself and created on his own laptop.
The same laptop is also said to contain a saved draft of the note, which police believe was emailed by the officer before his death. The SIT is checking how many people received the note, the time it was sent, and when each recipient opened it.
So far, Amneet P. Kumar has not yet handed over the laptop to the investigators.
Police officials said the device is crucial to understanding the sequence of events that led to the officer’s death.
Meanwhile, Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur, who was named in the officer’s note along with seven others, has been placed on leave, sources said.
Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself at his Chandigarh home on October 7. In the note he left behind, he accused eight senior police officers, including DGP Kapur, of caste-based discrimination, mental harassment, public humiliation, and atrocities.
In response to the rising tension, the Haryana Government has issued a statewide order calling for strict vigilance and coordinated efforts to maintain law and order and communal harmony.
The circular highlights the urgent need for peace, communal harmony and close monitoring across all districts and divisions, given the public sensitivity around the officer’s death.
Officials have been told to stay in touch with community leaders and local groups, keep a close watch on developments, and take immediate steps to prevent any disturbance. They must also send timely reports to higher authorities for review.
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