Chandigarh Head Constable shot dead at home

Chandigarh Police Head Constable Nitin was shot dead at his home on Friday morning.

Neighbours heard a gunshot and alerted the police. When a team reached the house, Nitin, who was posted in the Accounts Branch at Chandigarh Police Headquarters, was found lying on his bed with a bullet wound to his head.

He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead. A country-made pistol, suspected to have been used in the shooting, was recovered from the spot.

According to Chandigarh SSP Kanwardeep Kaur, the victim's wife and son were present at the time of the incident.

When asked whether Nitin’s son was suspected of shooting him, the SSP said the investigation was underway and nothing could be said at this stage.

The Chandigarh shooting comes a week after Punjab Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Harjit Singh was shot dead in Amritsar on September 18. Singh was on PCR duty when he was attacked near the Bhagtanwala grain market.

One of the suspects in Harjit Singh’s murder, identified as Deepak Singh, was later killed in a police encounter in Amritsar, while another suspect fled the spot. Police said Deepak had links with Pakistan-based terrorist Shahzad Bhatti and his network.