Rohtak, Oct. 9 -- A day after Haryana inspector general of police (IGP) Y Puran Kumar was found dead with a gunshot wound at his Chandigarh residence, Rohtak-based liquor contractor Praveen Bansal alleged that an exemptee assistant sub-inspector (EASI), Sushil Kumar, had demanded bribes on behalf of the senior officer.

In a complaint filed on October 6 at Urban Estate police station, Rohtak, Bansal claimed that Sushil Kumar, now in judicial custody, pressured him in June this year to pay Rs.2.5 lakh monthly to "IG Sahab" to continue his liquor business without interference.

"I received a call from Sushil in June asking me to visit the IG's office. When I went there, he warned that I would face cases under the Excise Act, like other busi...