8 days after suicide, IPS officer cremated in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar was cremated here on Wednesday following his postmortem at the PGIMER, eight days after he allegedly shot himself dead with his IAS wife saying she gave consent for his autopsy after assurance of an impartial probe from the Chandigarh Police into the matter. Among those present at the cremation included a few politicians from across parties, and Haryana DGP O P Singh.

Earlier in the day, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini visited the family of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sandeep Kumar, who allegedly died by suicide on Tuesday, and offered his condolences. The ASI had purportedly levelled corruption allegations against the late Inspector General Puran Kumar.