Chandigarh/Rohtak/Karnal/Lucknow, Oct. 12 -- Leaders across political parties on Saturday visited the Chandigarh residence of IGP Y Puran Kumar, who was found dead earlier this week, to express solidarity with his wife, IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, and their two daughters. Among those who met the family were Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, Congress MPs Randeep Singh Surjewala and Deepender Singh Hooda, former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, AAP leader Manish Sisodia, and Azad Samaj Party chief Chandrashekhar Azad. Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari and Chandigarh Pradesh Congress Committee president HS Lucky also visited the residence of the officer on Saturday. Punjab chief minister Mann said the incident revealed how "the poor are still not allowed to sit in high chairs." He criticised Chandigarh Police for not naming anyone in the FIR despite the family's allegations. "Amneet told me she asked police from day one to register an FIR and conduct a post-mortem immediately, yet no one has been named. There is something suspicious here," Mann said. He also met Punjab governor and Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria to demand action. Channi called Puran Kumar "a voice for Dalits and backward classes," saying the officer often raised concerns over denial of promotions and biased postings. He condemned the "disrespectful handling" of the body, claiming it was moved between hospitals without family consent. Surjewala termed the case "a shocking reflection of systemic caste-based discrimination." He said the IIM-Ahmedabad alumnus was "systematically targeted and denied dignity even after death." "His body was moved without family consent, and his daughters were denied a final glimpse. This is not just insensitivity-it's a crime," he said. Sisodia alleged that Puran Kumar faced caste-based harassment. "When Dalits reach top positions-be it an IPS officer or a Chief Justice-they are sidelined. What kind of India are we creating?" he asked, urging for "justice and transparency." Hooda said the family was "deeply dissatisfied" with the government's response and demanded arrests of those responsible. "Justice delayed is justice denied," he added. Azad said the case had "shaken the faith" of Dalits and backward communities nationwide. "Today, neither the President, nor the Chief Justice, nor even an IGP is safe. The police took Puran Saheb's body without the family's permission," he alleged. Protests broke out across Rohtak, Bhiwani, Hisar, Sonepat and other parts of Haryana following the suicide of inspector general of police (IGP) Y Puran Kumar. Demonstrators from various social and political organisations raised slogans against the government and demanded the arrest of Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya and DGP Shatrujeet Kapur. Dalit Adhikar Manch leader Kamlesh Lahli said Kumar had exposed caste-based discrimination within the police force, but the state failed to act even after his death. "The DGP seems more powerful than the government," he alleged. Haryana Congress also held statewide protests, calling Kumar's death an "institutional murder". Rohtak Congress president Kuldeep Singh accused the government of shielding the accused officers and said, "If an IPS officer's family can't get justice, what hope does a common man have?" Protesters also demonstrated outside the Bijarniya's residence and submitted a memorandum to the SDM. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday expressed deep concern over the recent suicide of a senior IPS officer who allegedly faced caste-based harassment in Haryana. In a post on X, Mayawati termed the incident a "national shame" and a reflection of the deep-rooted casteism in India's administrative systems. The BSP chief claimed that caste-based exploitation continues at every level in the society regardless of economic status or professional achievement. She cited Y Puran Kumar's case as an example where despite holding a high-ranking position, he faced persistent harassment. The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has taken suo moto notice in the case of Haryana inspector general Y Puran Kumar's suicide in Chandigarh and has sought a report from the director general of police (DGP) Chandigarh. Giving information in this regard, Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission chairperson Jasvir Singh Garhi said that this matter has come to his notice through the media, on which he has taken action, he has instructed the Chandigarh DGP to submit a report regarding this matter and the action taken so far on the suicide note of the deceased officer and the complaint given by his wife Amneet Kaur, through an ADGP-level officer, to the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission on 13 October 2025....