Senior Haryana police officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly died by suicide using his service revolver at his Sector 11 residence here on Tuesday afternoon.

A 2001-batch IPS officer, Kumar was recently appointed as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Police Training Centre, Sunaria, Rohtak. Sources said he allegedly died by suicide in the soundproof basement of his house. His body was found in a pool of blood by his daughter, who informed the police. The police received the information around 1.30 pm.

Two teams of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) carried out an investigation

and recovered the weapon. After nearly four hours of investigation, his body was shifted from the crime spot to Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16.

His wife, Anmeet P Kumar, a 2001-batch IAS

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