On the ground floor of a small two-storey house with fading green and pink wall paints, villagers gathered to mourn the death of police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sandeep Kumar, Tuesday.

His body lies in a coffin refrigerator in an adjoining room.

Kumar, who was found dead with a gunshot wound Tuesday, allegedly a suicide, left behind a note levelling allegations of corruption against Haryana-cadre IPS officer Y Puran Kumar and sought a probe into the family’s assets. Puran Kumar, Additional Director General of Police, was found dead with a gunshot wound at his Chandigarh home on October 7.

Sandeep’s paternal cousin Sanjay, 42, said, “ Hamare bhai ne balidaan kia hain bhrastachar ke khilaaf (our brother has sacrificed his life for the cause of anti-corruption).”

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