CHANDIGARH: In a chilling echo of the IPS officer’s own final act, another policeman in Haryana —who had investigated former Rohtak IG Y Puran Kumar in a corruption case — died by suicide on Tuesday, leaving behind a three-page note and a video where he said he was “sacrificing himself to awaken people. ” ASI Sandeep Kumar, posted with Rohtak cyber cell, accused Puran Kumar of being “a very corrupt officer” and said the IPS officer’s October 7 suicide “wasn’t a caste case,” but an attempt “to avoid family humiliation.” “My grandfather fought for the country, now his grandson will do the same,” Sandeep said in his 6.28-minute video. “I lived honestly and belonged to a farming community. I am a follower of Bhagat Singh and his ideals. I am not afraid of anything.” Sandeep’s body was
‘Sacrificing self to awaken people’: Another Haryana cop shoots self; says ADGP Puran Kumar wasn’t a victim of caste but corrupt

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