India, Oct. 7 -- Haryana additional director general of police (ADGP) Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself with his service revolver at his house in Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.

Chandigarh senior superintendent of police Kanwardeep Kaur said: "An information regarding a reported suicide was received from House No 116, Sector 11, Chandigarh, around 1.30pm today. The deceased has been identified as Puran Kumar, IPS (2001 batch), Haryana cadre. The CFSL team is at the spot, and investigation is underway."

Kumar's wife, Amneet P Kumar, who is a senior Haryana IAS officer, was not at home at the time of the incident. At present, she is in Japan as part of a delegation led by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini. She is expected to ...