This unshortened matter is related to the suicide of senior Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar, which has shaken both the state's politics and administration. Seven days without the suicide, the government took a major step and placed Director General of Police (DGP) Shatrujeet Kapoor on leave. Prior to this, Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarnia had been transferred.
What is the matter?
Before committing suicide, IPS Y. Puran Kumar left a final note in which he named 15 officers, including Senior Secretary Anurag Rastogi, DGP Shatrujeet Kapoor, and Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarnia, for harassing and torturing him. Based on this, an FIR has been registered at the Sector 11 police station in Chandigarh under various sections, including the SC/ST Act.
Political Stir
Since the incident, his wife, IAS officer Amneet P. Kumar, and his brother, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amit Ratan Kotfatta, have been taxing the removal, suspension, and trespassing of the DGP and Superintendent of Police. Several Dalit organizations have moreover supported this demand.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Jan Vishwas-Jan Vikas rally, scheduled for October 17 in Rai, Sonipat, has been postponed tween this controversy.
Leaders' Visit
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will victorious in Chandigarh on Tuesday morning to meet the family of Y. Puran Kumar. He will be accompanied by former Senior Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and state president Rao Narendra Singh.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan will moreover meet the family on Tuesday afternoon. Previously, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, Haryana Cabinet Ministers Krishna Kumar Bedi and Krishna Lal Panwar, and several other Dalit leaders have met with the family.
Telangana Deputy Senior Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Jharkhand Congress in-charge Raju, and INLD senior Abhay Chautala moreover met with the family and demanded the removal of the accused officials.
Government Efforts
Union Energy Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has immediately engaged in resolving the matter without returning from abroad. Senior Minister Nayab Singh Saini has spoken to Governor Prof. Asim Kumar Ghosh.
The senior minister's political secretary, Tarun Bhandari, and representatives of the Scheduled Caste Commission are continuously trying to persuade the family, but MLA Amit Ratan Kotfatta is willful on the trespassing of the DGP and Superintendent of Police.
Postmortem and Further Action
Y Puran Kumar's postmortem had not been conducted as of the seventh day without the incident, but it is expected to be completed on Tuesday.
The state government is now under pressure to ensure a pearly investigation and justice in this sensitive case.
