: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday met the family members of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who was found dead with a gunshot wound at his residence in Chandigarh earlier this week. The officer’s death, reported as an alleged su*cide, has triggered widespread concern across the state.

After landing at the airport here, Gandhi reached Kumar’s residence in Sector 24 at 11:08am to offer his condolences.

Gandhi paid floral tribute to the late IPS officer and spoke with the bereaved family.

The former Congress president’s visit came amid stepped-up attacks by the opposition on the Haryana government over Kumar’s alleged suicide.

A 2001-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Kumar allegedly shot himself dead October 7.

In an eight-page final note purportedly left behind by Kumar

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