Haryana IPS Officer Cremated After 9-Day Standoff Over Suicide Note Alleging Caste Bias

The body of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar was cremated following a nine-day standoff between his family and the state government. Kumar died by suicide, leaving a note that accused several senior officers of systemic caste-based discrimination and harassment. His family had refused to allow an autopsy until they received assurances of a fair probe and action against those named. The case has cast a national spotlight on allegations of entrenched casteism within India's elite police services.