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Topic: IPS Officer

8 days after ‘suicide’, Haryana IPS officer’s family consents to post-mortem, ending stalemate with govt

Y Puran Kumar’s IAS wife Amneet said she agreed to the process after assurances of fair probe by Chandigarh Police & Haryana govt. Funeral likely to follow post-mortem Wednesday.

Rahul meets Haryana IPS officer’s family & sends Saini govt a message: ‘Stop this tamasha’

Amid heightened criticism of CM's alleged inertia & protests by Dalit organisations, a rally where PM was to be chief guest has been cancelled. Analysts say Haryana govt in a state of paralysis.

IPS officer Puran Kumar’s ‘suicide’: Haryana DGP sent on leave; no decision on postmortem yet

Kumar’s family has been demanding the arrest of DGP Shatrujeet Singh Kapur and the now-transferred Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya.

An IPS officer’s covert op to crack Jewar land scam, slap Gangster Act. ‘Had to get to root’

A call from Yogi Adityanath set Aligarh IPS officer Amrit Jain on the trail of an elaborate land scam that had duped even IAS officers. 'Both farmers and buyers were deceived.'

7 days on, Haryana IPS officer yet to be cremated. IAS wife vs govt stalemate continues

IAS wife has refused to even identify IPS officer's body at Chandigarh PGIMER. Stalemate causing embarrassment to CM Nayab Saini ahead of PM's rally in Haryana on Friday.

6 days after Haryana IPS officer’s ‘suicide’, body still in mortuary. Family seeks accused DGP’s arrest

Family has rejected govt’s offer to send DGP Kapur, who the officer accused of harassing him, on short leave. They want his & now-transferred Rohtak SP Bijarniya’s arrest. 

Sonia Gandhi writes to IPS Y Puran Kumar’s wife as Opposition turns up the heat on BJP government

‘Y Puran Kumar’s passing reminds us that even today, officers committed to integrity and social justice face unjust challenges from those in power,’ Gandhi wrote in her letter.

‘Poison in society’: Chirag Paswan writes to CM Saini, urges impartial probe into Dalit IPS’ ‘suicide’

While the Opposition is already targeting BJP on issue of Dalits, after shoe was thrown at CJI, even its alliance partner at Centre has now openly attacked the party ahead of Bihar polls.

IPS suicide rocks Haryana bureaucracy. Calls to remove accused officers with ‘power to influence probe’

Haryana officers say false FIRs & direct arrests of Dalits or those from weaker backgrounds among them are used by the anti-corruption bureau to show off its successes.

Chandigarh cops shielding Haryana DGP, Rohtak SP? IPS Puran Kumar’s IAS wife flags ‘incomplete FIR’

Chandigarh police Thursday registered FIR on complaint by IAS officer Amneet Kumar in connection with husband Puran Kumar’s death. IPS officer was found dead at Chandigarh residence on 7 Oct.

On Camera

TV news isn’t telling which way Bihar Assembly election will go — only who is unhappy

If it’s 'Mahagathbandhan mein Mahabharat’ for the opposition RJD-Congress, it’s ‘NDA mein Dangal' for the ruling BJP-JDU coalition.

Why MSME reps are resisting govt QCOs, calling them ‘protectionist’ rather than quality control tool

Quality Control Orders (QCOs), governed by Bureau of Indian Standards, are meant to enhance quality of domestic products and restrict substandard imports.

Amit Shah announces 7th NSG hub in Ayodhya, near Ram temple, to ensure troops available 24×7

On NSG raising day, Home Minister also opens Special Operation Training Centre at NSG facility in Manesar. Besides NSG troops, it will also train state police forces.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.