Chirag Paswan Demands Swift Probe into IPS Officer’s Suicide, Cites ‘Caste Oppression’ in Bureaucracy
Union Minister Urges Haryana CM for Time-Bound, Impartial Inquiry; No Accused Should Escape Justice, Regardless of Rank
New Delhi/Chandigarh, October 10, 2025 – In a strong call for accountability amid mounting allegations of caste-based harassment, Union Food Processing Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan has written to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, demanding a high-level, time-bound probe into the alleged suicide of senior IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar. Paswan, himself a prominent Dalit leader and key BJP ally, emphasized that the tragic incident exposes “continued caste oppression” within the administrative system, urging strict action against all implicated officials irrespective of their influence or position.
The letter, released publicly on Friday, describes Kumar’s death as a “painful” blow to the ideals of law, discipline, and service that the 52-year-old officer embodied throughout his career. “The words in the suicide note shake the soul of the administrative system and are linked to the prestige of our country and constitutional decorum,” Paswan wrote, highlighting how an officer dedicated to public service was ultimately “forced to bow to this inhuman system.” He stressed that delivering justice in this case would reaffirm the Haryana government’s commitment to safeguarding its officers and upholding equality, adding, “No one is above the law—neither designation, nor reputation, nor influence.”
Paswan also revealed that he personally spoke with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the matter, seeking central intervention to ensure a fair investigation. In media interactions, he recounted conversations with Kumar’s widow, IAS officer Amneet P. Kumar, expressing solidarity and vowing to pursue the family’s quest for justice. “This incident has shaken the entire society,” Paswan told reporters, underscoring the need to prevent such cases from devolving into political or bureaucratic wrangles but instead serving as a “test of justice, equality, and humanity.”
Echoes of Systemic Discrimination
The intervention comes days after Kumar, a 2001-batch IPS officer and President’s Medal recipient from the Scheduled Caste community, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot in his Chandigarh residence on October 7. His eight-page suicide note accused several senior IPS and IAS officials, including Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Singh Kapur and Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya, of years of “systematic humiliation, mental harassment, and caste-based discrimination.” Amneet Kumar, in complaints to police and the CM, alleged delays in registering an FIR under abetment to suicide and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act provisions, and on Friday, she further claimed the FIR diluted charges by omitting key accused names.
Broader Political Backlash
Paswan’s letter amplifies a chorus of outrage from across the spectrum, spotlighting caste inequities in India’s power structures. Congress leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, have lambasted the BJP for a 46% rise in crimes against Dalits between 2013 and 2023, per NCRB data, framing Kumar’s death as a “symbol of deepening social poison.” Earlier, Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi wrote to Amneet Kumar, condemning “prejudiced attitudes” in bureaucracy and pledging national solidarity.
As the SIT delves deeper, Paswan’s advocacy—rooted in his own community’s struggles—could pressure the NDA coalition to act decisively, potentially reshaping discourse on affirmative action and workplace equity in uniformed services. The family remains resolute, with Amneet vowing to fight “at any cost,” turning personal grief into a national reckoning on institutional bias.
