Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini reached the official residence of late Inspector General of Police (IGP) Y Puran Kumar in Sector 24, Chandigarh, this afternoon to offer his condolences to the bereaved family. The Chief Minister, accompanied by his Chief Principal Secretary Rajesh Khullar, arrived around 12:30 pm and met the officer’s wife, Amneet P Kumar, and other family members.

Y Puran Kumar, a senior IPS officer, died by suicide on Tuesday afternoon, leaving the state police fraternity in deep shock. His wife, Amneet P Kumar — who was part of the Chief Minister’s delegation on an official visit to Japan — had cut short her trip and returned to Chandigarh on Wednesday afternoon after receiving the news.

Apart from the Chief Minister, several senior government functionaries an

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