Punjab Newsline | Chandigarh
A Punjab Police head constable allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself in the head with his licensed rifle at the Botanical Garden of Panjab University (PU) in Chandigarh on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Gurmangal Singh, 36, a native of Amritsar. He was on duty at the Botanical Garden when the incident took place at around 4:30 pm. He was serving as the Personal Security Officer (PSO) of Sher Singh, the head gardener of the university’s Botany Department.
According to preliminary information, Gurmangal Singh allegedly shot himself with his licensed rifle. Hearing the gunshot, officials rushed to the spot, where he was found dead.
Sher Singh had been provided security by the Punjab Police around five years ago following a threat perception. Gurmangal Singh had been assigned as his PSO only about three months ago.
Following the incident, police teams reached the spot and initiated an investigation. No suicide note was recovered from the scene.
DSP Ram Gopal said that the police were examining all aspects of the incident and trying to ascertain the circumstances and reasons that led to the head constable taking the extreme step.
