Communist Celebration of India-Marxist (CPI-M) normal secretary M.A. Child has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing deep anguish over the death of Y. Puran Kumar, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who allegedly died by suicide after citing caste-based harassment by senior officers.

In his letter, Mr. Child described the incident as “tragic and deeply disturbing”, and mentioned it raised critical issues concerning the institutional safeguards out there to officers from marginalised communities. 

Drawing parallels with the suicide in 2016 of the College of Hyderabad Ph.D. scholar Rohith Vemula, and different comparable circumstances, Mr. Child mentioned the incident mirrored the systemic oppression confronted by Dalits in public establishments. He mentioned a CPI(M) delegation had met the late police officer’s bereaved household in Chandigarh and heard their account, which underscored the necessity for an impartial and clear investigation.

The CPI(M) has demanded the structure of a judicial enquiry headed by a sitting Supreme Courtroom choose to probe the circumstances surrounding Kumar’s dying, and allegations of caste-based harassment. The occasion additionally referred to as for the instant suspension of all officers named by the late officer to forestall any interference within the investigation.

“A good and clear enquiry is important not solely to ship justice to the household but additionally to uphold Constitutional values, and shield public servants from discrimination,” Mr. Child wrote.

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