IPS officer ‘suicide’ case: Senior officer OP Singh appointed new Haryana DGP

CHANDIGARH: Senior Haryana IPS officer OP Singh has been assigned the charge of director-general of police (DGP) on Tuesday, following the leave of incumbent DGP Shatrujeet Kapur amid the controversy surrounding the alleged suicide of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar.Y Puran Kumar, who allegedly shot himself at his Chandigarh residence on October 7, accused eight senior cops—including Kapur—in a ‘final note’ of caste-based discrimination, targeted mental harassment, public humiliation, and atrocities.Multiple meets led to midnight call on DGPAfter a series of meetings on Monday that stretched till midnight, it was decided to send Kapur on leave. The aftershocks were felt on another front — govt’s plan to celebrate the first anniversary of the Saini govt.Protests by Dalit groups and growing support of opposition parties for the grieving family were casting long shadows on the event.According to sources, the decision to postpone it was taken after CM Nayab Singh Saini and chief secretary Anurag Rastogi chaired a meeting to review arrangements at the Sonipat venue.After the meeting, the CM set off for New Delhi by road where he would have stayed for the night and met dignitaries the next day.

He was also due to attend a programme in Nuh on Tuesday.Chandigarh Police, continuing their investigation, have served a notice to IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, widow of the deceased, asking her to submit her late husband’s laptop to the Special Investigation Team (SIT).The laptop is reportedly where Kumar had drafted his suicide note, which remains saved in the device’s drafts.Rahul Gandhi & Chirag Paswan to visit dead IPS officer’s kin todayLeader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is due to visit the family on Tuesday.

So will Union minister from Bihar, Chirag Paswan.Politicians from across the country are making a beeline to visit the Kumar household in Chandigarh to console the grieving family.Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale and Telangana deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka met the deceased officer’s wife, IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, in the morning.After meeting the family, Athawale said he has assured them of all support and that the entire country’s SC community is awaiting action against the officers responsible for Kumar’s suicide. Later, Athawale also met Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and discussed the case. Both Athawale and Paswan are allies of ruling BJP.