Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met the family of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who was found with a gunshot wound in his Chandigarh home on October 7, and offered his condolences.
Addressing reporters after meeting the family, Gandhi said there was systematic discrimination against Kumar to demoralise him and damage his career.
He said Puran Kumar’s death was not about the respect of one family but all Dalits, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to act immediately in the case.
The Congress leader criticised CM Saini for failing to act on his assurances. He said the Haryana CM has not fulfilled his commitment of a free and fair inquiry.
Gandhi's visit came amid stepped up attacks by the opposition against the Haryana government over Kumar's alleged suicide.
Youth Congress workers detained in Chandigarh during protest over Puran Kumar’s death
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The Chandigarh Police detained several Youth Congress workers as they attempted to march towards the residence of the Haryana Chief Minister to protest the government's inaction in the case. According to Deepak Lubana, Chandigarh Youth Congress president, the protesters were stopped en route and forcefully taken to the police station. The protesting Congress workers carried posters and banners demanding immediate arrest of the officers named in Puran Kumar's suicide note.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan arrives at the residence of Puran Kumar to offer condolences to the bereaved family
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Tribune photo: Ravi Kumar
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Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, addresses the media after meeting the family of Y Puran Kumar at Sector 24, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Ravi Kumar
Systematic discrimination against officer to demoralise him and damage his career: Rahul Gandhi
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"A wrong message is being sent out to Dalits... that no matter how successful you are, if you are Dalit, you can be oppressed and crushed," the former Congress president said.
Rahul Gandhi says Haryana cop's death about all Dalits, PM and CM should act immediately
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Y Puran Kumar's death is not about the respect of one family but all Dalits, said Rahul Gandhi while asking PM Modi and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to act immediately in the case.
Gandhi lambasts CM Saini for 'tamasha' surrounding the case
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The Congress leader accused the government of mishandling a sensitive issue. He said the Haryana CM has not fulfilled his commitment of a free and fair inquiry.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets Puran Kumar's family in Chandigarh, slams Haryana CM
October 14, 2025 12:30 pm
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Gandhi criticised CM Nayab Saini for failing to act on his assurances. “The Chief Minister had promised the family that he would take action. But he did not. The harassment of Y Puran Kumar continued for years,” he said.
IPS officer's suicide: Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur sent on leave after being named in FIR
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1992-batch officer O P Singh given additional charge of Haryana DGP https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/haryana-dgp-shatrujeet-kapur-sent-on-leave-after-fir-in-ips-officers-suicide-case/
