Y Puran Kumar and Sandeep Lathar Deaths Spark Probe into Police-Gangster Links

As Two Cops Die, Haryana Police Faces Questions Over Caste Bias and Criminal Nexus

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When IPS officer Y Puran Kumar was found dead in his Chandigarh home on October 7, the discovery of his eight-page suicide note quickly turned a private tragedy into a public reckoning.
The letter accused ten senior and retired police officers of caste-based discrimination, harassment, and mental torture. Kumar alleged that entrenched bias and humiliation inside the service had pushed him to the edge.

His death touched a nerve in Haryana’s police fraternity, reviving long-standing concerns about workplace discrimination and the stress officers face within a rigid hierarchy. Yet it was only the beginning. Within a week, another officer would take his own life—this time with a gun—and the story would darken further.

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A Second Death and a Reversal of Accusations

In Rohtak, Assistant Sub-Inspector Sandeep Lathar—a cyber-cell officer who had been probing a corruption complaint against Kumar—was found dead in a field, his service revolver beside him.
Lathar left behind a three-page note and a video message, alleging that Kumar was a “corrupt cop” who had taken his life out of fear of exposure.

According to Lathar, Kumar had allegedly signed a ₹50 crore deal to clear the name of Rao Inderjit, a Haryana-based gangster facing multiple criminal cases. The note claimed that senior officers were aware of the arrangement and that honest officials had been sidelined or punished.

Police recovered Lathar’s phone and documents from the scene. “It is an unfortunate incident. Forensic teams are examining the evidence,” said Surender Singh Bhoria, Superintendent of Police, Rohtak, describing Lathar as “a hardworking and honest employee.” Investigators have yet to verify the authenticity of the alleged video.

The Gangster Connection: Who Is Rao Inderjit?

The name Rao Inderjit has surfaced repeatedly in Haryana’s criminal underworld. Once a local strongman, Inderjit has been linked to the Himanshu Bhau gang and is believed to have orchestrated the murder of financier Manjeet in Rohtak.
He is also the owner of Gems Music, a label that investigators say was used to launder money for organized crime operations.

Inderjit’s name has cropped up in two other high-profile cases this year: the firing at YouTuber Elvish Yadav’s residence and the attack on rapper Rahul Yadav (alias Fazilpuria).
Sources suggest he fled to the U.S. to evade multiple non-bailable warrants. If the ₹50 crore bribery allegation holds, it would represent one of the largest corruption scandals ever tied to a police-gang nexus in the state.

Institutional Silence and an Investigation in Limbo

As the Haryana Police face public scrutiny, officials have been cautious. “Investigations are at a preliminary stage,” said one officer on condition of anonymity. “We cannot yet authenticate the notes or videos.”
Yet the dual suicides—first an IPS officer alleging caste atrocities, then a subordinate accusing that officer of corruption—have exposed the competing narratives of power, loyalty, and justice within the force.

Civil-rights groups have called for an independent probe, arguing that caste bias and political interference remain endemic in state policing. Meanwhile, the families of both men await clarity. Each insists the other’s version cannot be true.

In a state long accustomed to tales of police valor, Haryana now confronts a darker reality—one in which suicide notes, corruption whispers, and criminal alliances threaten to erode faith in the very institution meant to protect the law.

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