Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday met the family members of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who died allegedly by suicide at his Chandigarh residence on October 7. He assured them that their demands will be fulfilled and action will be taken without delay.

Earlier, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi also met Puran Kumar's family and offered his condolences.

Addressing reporters after meeting the family, Gandhi said there was systematic discrimination against Kumar to demoralise him and damage his career.

He said Puran Kumar’s death was not about the respect of one family but all Dalits, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to act immediately in the case.

The Congress leader criticised CM Saini for failing to act on

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