The arrest of a head constable Monday on charges of allegedly demanding a bribe from a liquor businessman in Rohtak at the “behest” of Y Puran Kumar could be linked to the death of the Haryana-cadre IPS officer at his home in Chandigarh a day later.

While the Rohtak police have claimed Sushil Kumar was working for Puran Kumar, senior Chandigarh Police officers confirmed to The Indian Express that in the “suicide note” recovered from the spot, Puran Kumar has named a senior IPS officer and two retired IPS officers of Haryana, blaming them for his death.

Narendra Bijarniya, Superintendent of Police, Rohtak, told The Indian Express, “Yesterday, we received a complaint and a video from a liquor businessman who alleged that Sushil Kumar was demanding a bribe of Rs. 2.5 lakh on a monthly b

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