One other police officer died reportedly by suicide in Haryana’s Rohtak on Tuesday after levelling allegations of corruption in opposition to Indian Police Service officer Y Puran Kumar, who was additionally mentioned to have killed himself on October 7, The Indian Categorical reported.
Sandeep Kumar, an assistant sub-inspector posted within the cyber cell, was discovered useless with a gunshot wound at his maternal uncle’s house in Rohtak’s Ladhot highway. “Prima facie, it’s learnt that he has died by suicide,” an unidentified police officer advised the newspaper. “We’re investigating the matter.”
On October 7, Puran Kumar was additionally discovered useless after he allegedly shot himself at his residence in Chandigarh’s Sector 11. The police had mentioned that he died by suicide.
In a “ultimate be aware” recovered from the scene, Puran Kumar had named 11 serving and retired officers, together with Director Common of Police Shatrujeet Kapur and Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarniya, accusing them of caste-based discrimination.
The state authorities despatched Kapur on go away on Monday, whereas Birjaniya was changed because the Rohtak superintendent of police on Saturday.
Puran Kumar’s autopsy examination has not but been performed as his household has refused to permit it till Kapur and Bijarniya are arrested.
On Tuesday, the physique of Sandeep Kumar, who belongs to the Jat group, was present in a tubewell room, along with his service weapon and a suicide be aware, The Instances of India reported. He had additionally recorded himself in a video, which has since been circulated broadly on social media.
Within the video, Sandeep Kumar mentioned he determined to finish his life due to alleged harassment by just a few cops posted on the inspector common of police workplace in Rohtak, The New Indian Categorical reported. He accused them of spreading corruption, harassing officers by way of caste-based discrimination and committing atrocities in opposition to them.
Sandeep Kumar claimed that Puran Kumar was additionally “corrupt”, including that “all the things was on the market” and that one might “pay cash” to get a posting throughout his tenure because the inspector common in Rohtak, The Instances of India reported.
“The day the IG [Puran Kumar] was posted, he checked the caste of every worker within the workplace and began transferring them… started appointing his personal corrupt folks,” The Indian Categorical quoted Sandeep Kumar as saying within the video.
The assistant sub-inspector, within the video, additionally accused the Indian Police Service officer of utilizing the place of Puran Kumar’s spouse, who’s an Indian Administrative Officer, and brother-in-law, an MLA, to “cowl up corruption by way of political affect”.
Sandeep Kumar additional expressed his assist to Birjaniya and Kapur, describing them as trustworthy officers who labored with integrity.
He claimed that Puran Kumar ended his life as he feared his alleged corruption could be uncovered, The New Indian Categorical reported. He additional added that an investigation have to be performed into the belongings of the Indian Police Service officer and his relations.
Sandeep Kumar additionally known as the protests in opposition to the alleged caste discrimination confronted by Puran Kumar that led to his demise as “harmful”, The Instances of India reported. In his alleged suicide be aware, he added: “The poison of caste is spreading. Why are you destroying the nation for corrupt folks?”
The assistant sub-inspector had performed a key function in arresting Head Constable Sushil Kumar who would determine himself as Puran Kumar’s private safety officer, The Indian Categorical reported.
Sushil was arrested on October 6, a day earlier than the Indian Police Service officer was discovered useless.
Following his demise, Rohtak Superintendent of Police Surender Singh Bhoria described Sandeep Kumar as a “hardworking and trustworthy worker,” The New Indian Categorical reported.
“We arrived on the scene after receiving details about his demise,” the newspaper quoted Bhoria as saying. “It’s an unlucky incident. The forensic group have been known as in and additional particulars will emerge because the investigation progresses.”
