Seven days after Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar allegedly died by suicide from a gunshot wound, his autopsy is still pending. His family has refused to allow the postmortem to proceed until two key accused in the case – Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Shatrujeet Kapur and former Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarniya – are arrested.

Officials of the Haryana government were seen visiting Kumar’s wife, senior IAS officer Amneet. P. Kumar, here at her official residence in an attempt to persuade her to agree to the autopsy. Several leaders of political parties also visited the family.

Chandigarh Police said that the Special Investigation Team probing the case has sent a letter to Ms. Kumar, requesting her “to come forward for identification of the body for the cond

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