The family of deceased Haryana cadre IPS officer Y Puran Kumar (IPS:2001:HY) will get financial support from the state government on a compassionate basis. The Haryana govt has approved its request for it after Kumar’s IAS wife, Amneet P Kumar (IAS:2001:HY), withdrew her daughter’s claim for a compassionate appointment in the Haryana Civil Services (HCS).
State DGP Ajay Singhal (IPS:1992:HY) issued an order in this regard on November 4 under the Haryana Civil Services (Compassionate Financial Assistance or Appointment) Rules, 2019.
According to the order, the deceased officer’s wife will receive an amount equivalent to his last-drawn salary, along with applicable allowances, for seven years, from October 8, 2025, to October 7, 2032. She will also receive Dearness Allowance (DA) and Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA), as applicable in addition to House Rent Allowance (HRA) for two years. Alternatively, she can retain government accommodation, if already occupied, for two years on payment of the normal licence fee.
According to sources, she had written a letter to the Chief Minister on September 11, withdrawing her daughter’s claim for the HCS job and asking for financial assistance under the 2019 rules instead.
The deceased officer’s wife reportedly withdrew the appointment request after being informed that the rules allowed compassionate appointments only in cases where a government employee died before attaining the age of 52, while Y Puran Kumar was 52 years and four months old when he died.
It should be pointed out here that late IPS officer Y Puran Kumar had been found dead with a gunshot wound at his Chandigarh residence on October 7, 2025. He was then serving as IG. In his final note, the officer had alleged years of caste-based discrimination, harassment, and character assassination.
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