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Retired AIG of Punjab Police shoots dead son-in-law in Chandigarh District Court

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Chandigarh | August 3, 2024 6:11:21 PM IST
A retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) of Punjab Police shot dead his son-in-law in the Chandigarh District Court on Saturday amid a divorce meeting between the two families, officials said.

According to the police, divorce proceedings were going on between the two families and today was the fourth meeting at the court.

The victim has been identified as Harpreet Singh and the accused, a retired Punjab Police official, Malvinder Singh.

Chandigarh SSP Kanwardeep Kaur said, "We received information about firing at the Mediation Centre of the District Court at around 2 pm today. Police reached the spot and found that the victim's name is Harpreet Singh and he was taken to the hospital, but he died there. The alleged accused was apprehended on the spot and taken into police custody and a weapon was recovered from him. The alleged accused is retired AIG of Punjab Police Malvinder Singh."

"The FSL team has been called and the spot is being investigated. We are also speaking to eyewitnesses. It is being investigated from which gate the alleged accused entered the court. We have recovered a .32 bore pistol from him and we have recovered 4 fired bullets and 3 unused bullets. Divorce proceedings were going on between the two families and today was the fourth meeting at the Mediation Centre. Further investigation is being done," SSP Kaur added. (ANI)

 
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