Another Haryana police officer dies by suicide; 'final video' alleges corruption by slain cop Y Puran Kumar

Days after the death of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar sparked nationwide outrage, another case of suspected suicide of a police officer has surfaced from Haryana, adding a shocking twist. Sandeep Kumar, posted as an Assistant Sub-Inspector in Rohtak's cyber cell, died by suicide on Tuesday, after raising serious allegations against the slain cop, Puran Kumar. In a video message reportedly recorded before his death, Sandeep alleged Y Puran Kumar was a corrupt copwho ended his life as he feared his alleged corruption would be exposed. Sandeep alleged that after YS Puran Kumar was posted in the Rohtak range, he started replacing honest police officers with corrupt officers. These people blocked files, called petitioners and mentally tortured them by asking for money. Women police personnel were sexually exploited in exchange for transfers, he alleged. Sandeep also expressed support to former Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarnia, who is among the officers named in the FIR in connection with Y Puran Kumar's death. The shocking development came on the same day that the Lok Sabha Opposition Leader, Rahul Gandhi,called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to take immediate action against the officers named in the final note of slain cop Y Puran Kumar. Speaking to reporters after meeting Kumar's family, Gandhi stressed that the issue affected all Dalit families. He repeated the family's allegation that Kumar had faced systematic discrimination intended to demoralise him and damage his career. A 2001-batch IPS officer, Kumar allegedly shot himself dead on October 7. In an eight-page final note, Kumar accused eight senior IPS officers, including Kapur and Bijarniya, of caste-based discrimination, mental harassment, public humiliation, and abuse of authority. Two days after the death, the Chandigarh Police registered an FIR against those named in his suicide note under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. A special investigative team (SIT) has been set up to probe the incident.