Senior Haryana police officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself dead at his Chandigarh home Tuesday, officials said.

The 52-year-old 2001 batch officer, known for his interventions in matters related to the rights of officers and seniority and other issues, had recently been posted as inspector general, Police Training Centre (PTC), in Sunaria, Rohtak.

His wife, Amneet P Kumar, an IAS officer and commissioner and secretary of the Department of Foreign Cooperation, Haryana government, is in Japan as part of a delegation led by Chief Minister Nayab Saini.

Police rushed to the Kumars’ home in upscale Sector 11 after being informed about the incident around 1.30 pm.

Details of the alleged suicide of the officer, who was found dead with a gunshot wound, were sketchy.

“The SHO, Sector 11

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