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Union Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal connected Thursday termed “inappropriate” the effort to politicise and springiness caste colour to the alleged decease by termination of Haryana IPS serviceman Y. Puran Kumar astatine his residence successful Chandigarh connected October 7. The 52-year-old officer, who was serving arsenic the Inspector General of Police astatine the Police Training Centre successful Sunaria, Rohtak, had accused 8 elder constabulary officers of “blatant caste-based discrimination, targeted intelligence harassment, nationalist humiliation, and atrocities” successful a note.
Mr. Lal made the comments during an enactment with mediapersons astatine the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, wherever helium met the household members of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Haryana Police Sandeep Kumar Lather, who ended his beingness connected October 14 aft accusing the deceased IPS serviceman and his household of corruption successful a missive and a video. Lather, posted successful Rohtak’s cyber cell, had changeable himself dormant with his work revolver successful Ladoth village, the constabulary said.
Terming some incidents “very unfortunate”, the Union Minister said this should not person happened, but present it is clip to grip the concern well. “Unfortunately, immoderate governmental leaders tried to politicise the archetypal incidental and an effort was made to springiness it a caste colour, which was not appropriate.”
Alluding to corruption, Mr. Lal said a societal evil was, nary doubt, the cardinal contented successful some incidents. He added that it was a substance of probe and a ineligible issue, and justness would beryllium delivered to some families.
The Union Minister besides made an entreaty to “leading radical of society” and the 2 families not to marque the 2 incidents astir issues of caste and communities, and forestall their politicisation.
On compensation fixed to Lather’s family, Mr. Lal said they had sought a occupation for his wife, and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini had agreed to the demand. He added that the State authorities would “take care” of the acquisition of the policeman’s children.
Mr. Lal besides posted connected his X relationship astir gathering the bereaved family.
Following the post-mortem, the past rites of Lather were performed astatine his autochthonal town, Julana, successful the day successful the beingness of villagers, Haryana’s acting DGP O.P. Singh, and politicians crossed enactment lines.
Case registered
An abetment to termination lawsuit has been registered successful transportation with the decease of Lather based connected the enactment and video helium near behind, the Haryana constabulary said connected Thursday.
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