India, Oct. 11 -- Four days after IPS officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself at his Sector 11 residence, his post-mortem examination was put on hold following a communication gap between his family and Chandigarh Police on Saturday morning.

The 52-year-old officer's body was shifted from the mortuary of Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) around 8am. However, the family objected, claiming that it had been shifted without their knowledge.

According to family sources, Puran Kumar's wife Amneet had informed police officials that before the post-mortem was conducted, their two daughters wished to see the body and pay their last respects.

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