Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The mortal remains of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar were cremated here on Wednesday, following his autopsy at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). The procedure took place after his wife, senior IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, gave consent, more than a week after the officer allegedly shot himself dead on October 7. The family of the late Dalit officer, including Amneet, reached PGIMER in the morning, identified the body, and completed formalities. The post-mortem began at 11 am and concluded at 1.30 pm. It was conducted by a four-member medical board under magisterial supervision and videographed to ensure transparency. A ballistic expert was also present at the family's request. Following the autopsy, the body was handed over to the family at 2.30 pm and taken to their Sector 24 residence. The cremation was held at the Sector 25 crematorium around 4.30 pm amid heavy police presence and emotional scenes as Kumar's daughters lit the pyre in the presence of grieving relatives, colleagues and supporters. A guard of honour was also given to the deceased IPS officer by a police contingent. Several senior officials and political leaders attended the last rites, including Haryana DGP OP Singh, additional chief secretary (Home) Sumita Misra, Punjab assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, Haryana MLA Ashok Arora, former Union minister Pawan Bansal, and chief principal secretary to the chief minister Rajesh Khullar....