“Dalit IPS officer faced so much caste-based harassment that he took his own life,” says Kejriwal, demands harshest punishment for guilty

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed deep anguish over the alleged suicide of Dalit IPS officer Y Puran Kumar from Haryana and said that caste-based harassment drove the officer to take his own life. He also demanded strict punishment for the guilty.

In a post shared on X, Kerjiwal said, “Dalit IPS officer from Haryana, Puran Kumar ji, faced so much harassment due to his caste that he took his own life.”

He added that “the guilty must be given the harshest punishment as soon as possible.”

Kejriwal also condemned the recent incident of a shoe-hurling attempt at the Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai. “When a shoe was thrown at the Chief Justice of the country, their trolls on social media are insulting Dalits, even abusing Baba Saheb Ambedkar. Where have these pe