A Chandigarh Police sub-inspector, Gulzar Singh on Wednesday committed suicide by jumping from the building of Sector 19 police station here.
55-year-old Gulzar Singh was deployed at Sector 19 police station here. He had jumped from the top floor of back side of the building at around 10:50 am. Cops rushed him to the PGIMER, where the doctors declared him brought dead.A police official said that Gulzar Singh was under depression, due to which he took the extreme step. When he reported to the duty on Wednesday morning, he acted normally, the official said.
An investigation is going on in the matter, he added.
While a suicide note is reportedly found from the crime scene, the police officials have not confirmed about the same.According to the official statement issued by Chandigarh Police, Gulzar Singh remained posted in Police Station (PS)-26 from July 2014 to 2018. He was handed over the charge of Malkhana of PS, Sector 26. After that, he was shifted to PS-19 in November 2018.
There were some discrepancies over the charge of Malkhana of PS-26 and an inquiry of the said matter was going on, due to which, Gulzar Singh was under depression, the statement stated.
Gulzar Singh was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. His elder son is serving in Chandigarh Police.