Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur sent on leave amid row over IPS officer’s alleged suicide
Move comes as family of IPS Y Puran Kumar demands action against senior officers named in his note alleging caste bias and harassment; post-mortem withheld pending action
The Haryana government has sent State DGP Shatrujeet Kapur on leave amid Opposition's attack on the BJP dispensation over IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's alleged suicide, and demand by Kumar's family for action against the officers accused of harassing him.
The late night development came days after the state government transferred Narendra Bijarniya, the then Rohtak's Superintendent of Police. "Yes, the DGP has been sent on leave by the government," said Rajiv Jaitly, media adviser to the Haryana chief minister.
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In an eight-page final note, purportedly left behind by Kumar, he accused eight senior IPS officers, including Kapur and Bijarniya, of "blatant caste-based discrimination, targeted mental harassment, public humiliation and atrocities."
Family demands justice, accountability
The IPS officer's wife, senior IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, has demanded that Kapur and Bijarniya be named in the FIR for allegedly abetting her husband's suicide. The officer's family, which is also seeking their arrest, has refused to give consent for a postmortem and cremation until its demands are addressed.Fifty-two-year-old Kumar, a 2001-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, allegedly shot himself dead on October 7.
After the registration of an FIR, Chandigarh police constituted a six-member Special Investigation Team for "prompt, impartial and thorough investigation" into the case.
The Chandigarh police on Monday asserted that it was investigating the case in a fair, impartial and transparent manner and said all the angles are being thoroughly investigated by the SIT.
Rahul Gandhi to visit family today
During the past few days, many political leaders visited Kumar's family here to offer their condolences, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi scheduled for a meeting with the officer's family on Tuesday.
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The Opposition has stepped up its attack on the government over the issue and is demanding action in the matter.Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Congress MP from Rohtak, Deepender Singh Hooda, INLD chief Abhay Singh Chautala and Punjab Finance Minister and AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema were among the leaders from opposition parties who visited the Kumar’s residence on Monday.
Meanwhile, a 31-member committee formed to seek “justice” for the deceased officer's family on Sunday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to act against Kapur and Bijarniya.
(With agency inputs)