Inspector in Punjab Police, Jaswinder Pal Singh (58) on Friday allegedly shot himself dead with his service revolver in the bathroom of police lines here.
Kapurthala SSP Sandip Sharma said the deceased committed suicide due to family issues. He said deceased left a suicide note in which he claimed that he was committing suicide as his son was deported from Australia following a dispute with his in-laws.
The police said that Jaswinder Pal Singh, posted in the police lines here, was on leave for a week and joined duty on Friday and took back his service revolver that he had deposited earlier.
After taking the revolver, he went to the bathroom and shot himself, officials said.
The SSP has deputed SP (Headquarter) Jaskaran Singh to inquire into the incident and take the required action. The SSP said that the deceased lived in his house near the police lines.
Police have registered a case under section 174 Cr.P.C and have begun the investigations. Meanwhile, body of the deceased was sent to the civil hospital for post mortem.