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CHANDIGARH: After an eight-day impasse, the family of senior IPS officer Y Puran Kumar gave their consent to Chandigarh Police to conduct a postmortem on Wednesday morning. The cremation was carried out in the evening, with both daughters performing the last rites.A nerve-wracking time for the family and Haryana govt came to close. The family's insistence on action against those named in Puran Kumar's suicide note, including DGP Shatrujeet Kapur and then Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya, had put Har ...Read More >
MARTOLI, India (AP) -- Dozens of dilapidated stone buildings are what is left of the once-thriving border village of Martoli, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nestled in Johar Valley and surrounded by Himalayan peaks -- the most notable being Nanda Devi, once considered the tallest mountain in the world -- this village had traded sugar, lentils, spices and cloth for salt and wool with Tibetans across the border. The nomadic occupants of several villages spent the winter months in th ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], October 16 (ANI): In a heartfelt tribute, both daughters of Haryana-cadre IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar performed the 'mukhagni' to his mortal remains during his last rites at the Sector 25 crematorium. The solemn ceremony was attended by Haryana DGP OP Singh, along with other dignitaries, honouring the legacy of the esteemed officer. Also Read | Zubeen Garg Death Case: Rahul Gandhi to Visit Assam to Pay Homage to Legendary Singer and Cultural Icon. Puran Kumar alle ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], October 16 (ANI): In a heartfelt tribute, both daughters of Haryana-cadre IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar performed the 'mukhagni' to his mortal remains during his last rites at the Sector 25 crematorium. The solemn ceremony was attended by Haryana DGP OP Singh, along with other dignitaries, honouring the legacy of the esteemed officer. Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself at his residence in Chandigarh on October 7. In the 'final note' he left behind, he accused eight ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Oct 15: The Meghalaya Congress, spearheaded by its youth and women's wings, staged a peaceful demonstration in Shillong on Wednesday condemning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) following serious allegations of sexual assault reportedly linked to its members. The protest also sought justice for Anandu Aji from Kottayam, whose death by suicide, the Congress alleged, stemmed from sustained harassment and abuse. Leading the demonstration were Meghalaya Youth Congress president Timji ...Read More >
OP Singh is brother-in-law of the late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. He is married to Sushant's elder sister, Ritu Singh. The Haryana government on Tuesday, October 14, appointed Om Prakash (O P) Singh, a 1991-batch IPS officer, as the new DGP. This came hours after Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Shatrujeet Singh Kapur was sent on leave following controversy over the suicide of senior IPS officer Y Puran Kumar. The appointment order, issued by Additional Chief Secretary (Home) ...Read More >
Pune: Frustrated by a 27-year wait for judgment in a civil suit, a 61-year-old man jumped to his death from the new building of the Shivajinagar court on Wednesday, police said.Namdev Yashwant Jadhav was a resident of Wadki on Pune-Saswad road, some 30km from Pune. Senior inspector Mahesh Bolkotgi of the Shivajinagar police told TOI that they found a suicide note carrying Jadhav's signature. "It stated that Jadhav had, in 1997, filed a suit in the civil court after his father gifted family land ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: In yet another dramatic twist in IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's alleged suicide, Rohtak police on Wednesday registered an FIR under abetment of suicide and criminal conspiracy charges, naming all those mentioned in the final video of ASI Sandeep Kumar Lather, who allegedly shot himself dead on Tuesday after accusing Puran Kumar of corruption.The FIR (number 305) was registered at Sadar police station in Rohtak a few hours after Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini visited Sandeep's ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Congress MP Kumari Selja on Wednesday slammed the Haryana government over the recent suicide of another officer, following the Y Puran Kumar incident. Selja emphasised that these incidents reflect a profound mistrust in the system, branding it as the Haryana government's "biggest failure", highlighting the growing concern over the safety and well-being of government officials in the state. "After what happened to Y Puran Kumar, another officer has committed ...Read More >
A chilling incident from Rohtak, Haryana, has cast a shadow over the state's police department. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sandeep Kumar, a member of the Cyber Cell, allegedly ended his life, leaving behind a three-page suicide note and a video message that point to deep-rooted corruption and personal despair. In his final words, the officer accused IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar of corruption and misuse of authority. The note paints a disturbing picture - one of a man who felt trapped in a syst ...Read More >
Rohtak: On Tuesday, in a shocking incident in Haryana, a police officer allegedly died by suicide in a room built in a farm in Rohtak. Police recovered a suicide note and a pistol from the spot. The deceased has been identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sandeep Lathar. He was posted in Rohtak's Cyber Cell. This incident comes amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the alleged suicide of Haryana ADGP and IPS officer Y Puran Kumar. That case has been in the spotlight for several days. In ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 14 (PTI) The 1992-batch IPS officer O P Singh, who on Tuesday assumed charge as Haryana's new DGP, holding the position as additional charge after government sent state DGP Shatrujeet Kapur on leave, is a multi-faceted personality. The IPS officer of Haryana cadre, Singh is an author, a podcaster too, all while serving in a senior role where he led critical efforts in law enforcement modernisation, community resilience, and national capacity building. The Haryana government on ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday termed the Haryana IPS officer death case as a tragedy which shakes the conscience of Indian society and system. The Congress MP said that there can be nothing painful than he victim wife not being allowed to perform his last rites even after a week of the incident. The suicide of IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar Ji is a tragedy that shakes the conscience of our society and system. What could be more painfu ...Read More >
After the 2024 lok sabha elections, is there an attempt now to recreate the 'samvidhan khatre mein hai' narrative all over. again? Last year it was about how reservation is under threat and now its about how dalits are under attack. Today Rahul Gandhi has again launched a frontal assault on the centre and the BJP quoting the example of the attack on the CJI, the suicide of an IPS officer in Haryana and the lynching of a man in Raebareli on suspicion of being a thief. Quoting all these Examples, ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 12 (PTI) Haryana Minister Krishan Kumar Bedi expressed hope that the family of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who allegedly committed suicide, will give consent for his autopsy and then hold his funeral, pointing out that a senior officer accused of harassment in the case has been transferred. Interacting with reporters here after a meeting of the Haryana cabinet on Sunday, Bedi said the policeman's family has been assured that the entire government "stands by it" and also would not ...Read More >
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Special Branch in Telangana's Suryapet district died by suicide at his residence on Saturday. The officer, identified as ASI Satyanarayana, was 54 years old. He reportedly hung himself around 1:30pm and had been suffering from health issues since an accident last year. The Sub Inspector of Suryapet Rural Police Station said, "The preliminary investigation suggests he was under distress due to his health problems. A case has been registered and a probe is ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress is planning to counter the BJP over alleged atrocities against the Dalits in Bihar and said the issue will hurt the saffron party like it did in the 2024 national elections in Uttar Pradesh. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's relentless campaign over the need to save the Constitution ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the BJP's ' ab ki bar 400 seats par' slogan had concerned the marginalised groups, causing the saffron party's tally to take a hit in Uttar Prades ...Read More >
Bengaluru, October 10: A 31-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a pub's washroom in Rajarajeshwarinagar of Karnataka's Bengaluru early on Friday, October 10. Police have not yet determined the cause of his death. According to the report, the deceased was a bank manager. A probe has been launched. The deceased was identified as Megharaj, also called Meghanand, news agency PTI reported. Megharaj lived on Ullal Main Road and was originally from Maddur in Mandya district, ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 9 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday demanded an impartial probe into senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's alleged suicide by shooting himself dead. Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, while demanding an impartial investigation into the "suicide case", said no culprit should be spared and no innocent should be harmed. It is the state government's responsibility to ensure justice in this case, he said, adding that the suicide of such a senior police officer is a tragic ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who shot himself dead at his home in Chandigarh on October 7, left behind an eight-page suicide note, alleging "continued caste-based discrimination, professional humiliation, and administrative persecution" by his senior officers. On Wednesday, Kumra's wife Amneet P Kumar (IAS), wrote a letter to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. In the letter, Amneet alleged that no FIR has been filed against the officials mentioned in her husband' ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 9 (PTI) Amneet P Kumar, whose husband, IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, has allegedly shot himself dead, sought the Haryana chief minister's intervention on Thursday to ensure the registration of an FIR against those named in the "suicide note" and her complaint. Accompanied by some senior bureaucrats, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini went to the official residence of senior IAS officer Amneet Kumar at Sector 24 here on Thursday. Saini, who arrived here on Thursday after concluding a ...Read More >
Aishwarya Dabhade 4:09 PM Hi Pri, yes. I'll start on it in a while. Working on the Tata story. Armaan just assigned. Senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, holding the rank of additional director general of police (ADGP), allegedly died by suicide at his official residence in Chandigarh's Sector 11 on Tuesday. According to Times of India, Kumar reportedly shot himself at his government accommodation. The Chandigarh police rushed to the spot after receiving the information and have cordoned ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 8 (PTI) A day after Haryana Police officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself dead here, his bureaucrat wife on Wednesday claimed that his death was the result of "systematic persecution" by high-ranking officers. Amneet P Kumar filed a complaint and requested that the Chandigarh Police register an FIR against a senior police officer of Rohtak and a top-ranking official under section 108 (abetment of suicide) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections of the Scheduled Castes and ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A day after Haryana Police officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself dead here, his bureaucrat wife on Wednesday claimed that his death was the result of "systematic persecution" by high-ranking officers. Amneet P Kumar filed a complaint and requested that the Chandigarh Police register an FIR against a senior police officer of Rohtak and a top-ranking official under section 108 (abetment of suicide) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tr ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 7 (PTI) Senior Haryana police officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself dead at his Chandigarh home on Tuesday, officials said. The 52-year-old 2001 batch officer, known for his interventions in matters related to the rights of officers and seniority and other issues, had recently been posted as inspector general, Police Training Centre (PTC), in Sunaria, Rohtak. His wife Amneet P Kumar, an IAS officer and commissioner and secretary of the Department of Foreign Cooperation, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Indian athlete and adventurer Mann Sharma, made history on Monday as he officially kicked off Mann vs Burpees, the world's first-ever Burpee Marathon at the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium in New Delhi. This World Book of Records attempt will see Mann cover the full marathon distance of 42.195 kilometres entirely through burpee broad jumps over the next ten days. The event was flagged off by Chief Guest, Union Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya. Also Read | ...Read More >
Jaipur, October 2: A 20-year-old student from Delhi was found hanging in his paying guest accommodation in Kota's Sector 2 area on Wednesday evening, October 1. With this incident, the number of student suicides in Rajasthan this year has risen to 19, 17 in Kota alone, and one each in Sikar and Jodhpur. According to the news agency PTI, the deceased has been identified as Lucky Choudhary, who had been studying at a local coaching institute until last year. His current academic status is yet to ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi recorded the highest number of suicides -- 3,131 -- among 53 major Indian cities, accounting for 12% of the total suicides, as per the latest NCRB data for the year 2023. The national capital was followed by Bengaluru (2,370 suicides) and Mumbai (1,415).Among those who died by suicide were 2,295 men and 836 women. In nearly one-third of the cases, the cause of suicide was noted as 'family problems', leading to 954 deaths.As many as 69 of the 254 illness-related suicides were due ...Read More >
A 12-year-old Dalit boy allegedly died by suicide by consuming poison after he was reportedly locked inside a cowshed by some upper caste women for entering their house at a village in Shimla district, officials said on Wednesday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff According to the complaint filed by the father of the deceased boy, he found his son lying unconscious on the bed on the evening of September 16. He took his son to a community health centre in Rohru before being referred to the I ...Read More >
Guwahati: Several states in Northeast India witnessed a sharp decline in suicides in 2023, even as the country overall recorded a slight increase. The latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data reported that Mizoram, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh reported significant drops in suicide cases, standing out as rare exceptions to the national trend. Mizoram led the region with a 35.9% decline in reported suicides compared to 2022. Nagaland followed with a 26.5% drop, while Arunachal Pradesh ...Read More >
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