Haryana cadre IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, 52, who was allegedly found dead with a gunshot wound at his Sector-11 residence in Chandigarh Tuesday, was known for his proactive interventions in various issues related to administration, seniority, and rights of officers, besides the transparent functioning of the system.

The 2001-batch officer, who hailed from Andhra Pradesh, never shied away from challenging assignments or postings and was particularly vocal about issues pertaining to the representation of Scheduled Castes (SC) in police ranks.

An engineering graduate, Kumar served in several districts of Haryana, including Ambala and Kurukshetra, and also served as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) heading Ambala and Rohtak ranges, besides heading the Home Guards, Telecommunications, an

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