Chandigarh, Oct. 8 -- A 52-year-old senior Haryana IPS officer was found dead with a gunshot wound at his residence in Chandigarh on Tuesday afternoon, with police suspecting suicide/

Y Puran Kumar, a 2001-batch officer currently posted as inspector general of police (IGP) at the Police Training Centre in Sunaria, Rohtak, was discovered by his 17-year-old daughter in the soundproof basement of his house at Sector 11 around 1.15pm. He had allegedly shot himself with a revolver that he had taken from a gunman, police said.

"An information regarding a reported suicide was received from House No 116, Sector 11, Chandigarh, around 1.30pm today. The deceased has been identified as Y Puran Kumar, IPS (2001 batch), Haryana cadre," said Chandiga...