Chandigarh, Oct. 10 -- Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Randeep Singh Surjewala on Thursday demanded an impartial investigation into the "forced suicide" of Dalit IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, 52, in Chandigarh on October 7.

In a statement, Hooda, who is the leader of opposition in the Haryana assembly and a former chief minister, said "The culprits should not be spared and no innocent should be harmed. It is the state government's responsibility to ensure justice in this case. Suicide of such a senior police officer is a very tragic incident. This incident has shaken the entire state. If such a senior police officer is not safe today, one can imagine the plight of ordinary citizens."

Rajya Sabha member Randeep Surjewala said the...