{"id":53179,"date":"2025-10-14T16:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=53179"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:46:57","slug":"rahul-gandhi-meets-family-of-late-ips-officer-y-k-puran-kumar-says-dalit-atrocities-a-national-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/rahul-gandhi-meets-family-of-late-ips-officer-y-k-puran-kumar-says-dalit-atrocities-a-national-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi meets family of late IPS officer Y K Puran Kumar, says Dalit atrocities a national concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHANDIGARH: Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met the family of late Haryana IPS officer Y K Puran Kumar and offered condolences. Puran Kumar\u2019s wife, IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, and other family members were present during the meeting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-53181\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot_2025_1014_114503-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot_2025_1014_114503-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot_2025_1014_114503-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot_2025_1014_114503-684x420.jpg 684w, https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot_2025_1014_114503-640x393.jpg 640w, https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot_2025_1014_114503-681x418.jpg 681w, https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot_2025_1014_114503.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters outside the IAS officer\u2019s residence, Rahul Gandhi said, \u201cDalits are facing atrocities across the country. This is not an issue concerning just one family but crores of Dalits in India.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gandhi\u2019s visit comes amid growing outrage over the officer\u2019s death, which has sparked demands for justice and accountability within Haryana\u2019s police administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHANDIGARH: Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met the family of late Haryana IPS officer Y K Puran Kumar and offered condolences. 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