India, Oct. 14 -- Exactly a week since senior IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's alleged suicide, the Haryana government on Tuesday sent state director general of police Shatrujeet Kapur on leave amid the growing clamour for action against him after the family of the deceased officer sought his arrest, holding him and former Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarniya responsible for the death.

A 1992-batch officer, OP Singh, has been given the additional charge of state DGP during the leave period of Kapur. OP Singh is slated to retire on December 31, 2025.

The orders issued by additional chief secretary, home, Sumita Misra on October 14, however, did not specify the duration of Kapur's leave.

The development came days after the state government transferre...