India, Oct. 11 -- Haryana-cadre IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's death by suicide has laid bare deep social fault lines, even within the government, exposing caste overtones in both the police and the bureacracy.

The state government on Saturday transferred Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya, one of the officers against whom Kumar's wife was seeking action for allegedly abetting his suicide.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini finally reacted, saying that anyone found guilty in the ongoing investigation would face action, irrespective of their position.

Chandigarh UT police chief Sagar Preet Hooda, who visited Kumar's residence, said the family has withheld consent for the post-mortem due to certain grievances that are being addressed through ongoin...