(Trigger warning: The story has references to suicide)

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday, met the family of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who had died by suicide on 7 October, alleging caste discrimination at the hands of top Haryana police officials.

"This is not just about one family. There are crores of Dalit brothers and sisters in the country. A wrong message is going out to them, that no matter how successful, intelligent, or capable you are, if you are a Dalit, you can be crushed, trampled, and thrown away. This is not acceptable to us."

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition

Gandhi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini to take strict action against the officials who allegedly harassed Puran Kumar.

"There has been a t

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