The funeral procession began from his residence at 3 PM and reached the cremation ground around 4 PM, where the officer was laid to rest amid deep mourning and a strong police presence.
#WATCH | Mortal remains of Haryana-cadre IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar brought for cremation to Sector 25 crematorium in Chandigarh. pic.x.com/xq48D1HAKw
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Several senior police officers, political leaders from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh and countless colleagues and citizens paid their respects.
The cremation, carried out with police salute, came after days of deadlock over post-mortem permission and family demands for justice.
Kumar, a 2001-batch IPS officer serving in the Haryana cadre, was found dead on October 7 at his Chandigarh home in Sector 11, reportedly with a gunshot wound. He had apparently left an eight-page “final note” accusing several senior IPS and IAS officers, including Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur, currently on leave, and former Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya, of caste-based discrimination, mental harassment, public humiliation and abuse of authority.
For days following his death, his body remained at PGIMER, where post-mortem was delayed due to the family withholding consent. The family demanded that the officers named in his note be arrested before the autopsy could proceed. After intense negotiations, the family agreed to the autopsy, which was scheduled just before the cremation.
In response to the allegations, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted, led by IGP Pushpendra Kumar, to probe the case. The Haryana government has placed DGP Kapur on extended leave and transferred SP Bijarniya.
The FIR filed in the case includes charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (abetment to suicide) and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, following prayers by the late officer’s wife, IAS Amneet P Kumar that the officers he named be specifically included.
The case has sparked protests, particularly among students and Dalit groups, demanding acknowledgement of caste discrimination and stronger protections under the law. Political parties have amplified the issue, demanding stern action against the guilty.