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October 15, 2025, 03:50 PM - 3 min read
Kumar’s post-mortem was conducted at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) after his family finally gave their consent, ending the deadlock over the autopsy. The IPS officer had allegedly shot himself at his Chandigarh home.
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October 14, 2025, 06:49 PM - 4 min read
With Haryana ministers and senior officials unable to resolve the stalemate before the PM’s scheduled visit, which is now called off, sources say that trusted aides of Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar are making concentrated efforts to find a breakthrough.
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October 14, 2025, 05:17 PM - 5 min read
Before his death, ASI Sandeep recorded a video message describing what he called deep-rooted corruption. He alleged that after YS Puran Kumar was posted in the Rohtak range, he started replacing honest police officers with those willing to cooperate in corrupt practices.
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October 14, 2025, 01:41 PM - 3 min read
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.
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October 13, 2025, 06:21 PM - 5 min read
The march began from Rajiv Chowk and ended at the mini secretariat, where a memorandum addressed to the President of India was submitted to the Rewari Deputy Commissioner. The protesters raised slogans such as “Justice for Y Puran Kumar” and “Stop atrocities on Dalits.”
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October 13, 2025, 03:53 PM - 2 min read
Reports say Congress MP Deepender Hooda has visited the grieving family twice in the past two days. This morning, he made a brief visit to the Sector 24 home of the late officer before heading to Shimla for the unveiling of former Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s statue.
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October 13, 2025, 01:26 PM - 7 min read
Opposition parties must exercise utmost caution and restraint in interpreting and reacting to such tragic incidents. Their reaction has the potential of unwanted consequences like caste polarisation that may not necessarily help in getting justice for the victim.
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October 13, 2025, 12:36 PM - 2 min read
BJP’s Punjab media cell head Vineet Joshi accused the Congress and the AAP of turning the issue into a political tool for their own interests. He said the parties raising questions about the BJP’s record on Dalit rights have themselves failed to protect those rights in the past.
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October 11, 2025, 05:25 PM - 1 min read
“The passing away of Mr Y Puran Kumar reveals that even the highest-level officers can be denied social justice on account of the discriminatory attitude and the preconceived notions of the powers that be. Crores of Indians stand with you in your fight for justice,” she wrote.
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October 11, 2025, 03:43 PM - 3 min read
The action came after pressure from Kumar’s family, who demanded action against the officers named in a ‘final note’ left by the deceased officer. In it, he accused eight senior cops, including Bijarniya and Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur, of “blatant caste-based discrimination, targeted mental harassment, public humiliation, and atrocities.”
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October 10, 2025, 03:52 PM - 5 min read
Ambala MP Varun Chaudhry, along with Punjab MLA Amit Rattan, met Kataria in Ludhiana, expressing shock over the alleged caste-based discrimination faced by the IPS officer from senior police officials.
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October 10, 2025, 08:11 AM - 3 min read
On Tuesday, Y. Puran Kumar allegedly died by suicide, shooting himself in the head with his service revolver while seated at his residence in Sector 11, Chandigarh.
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