A man committed suicide on Friday, by shooting himself in a shop which was owned by his close friend at Mohali. A suicide note was recovered from the spot, which indicates that the 45-year-old man was depressed over a property dispute, said Mohali Police officials.
The incident took place in Desu Majra area of Mohali and the deceased was identified as Gurdial Singh, a resident of Kharar.
Balwinder Singh, son of the deceased said, “I received a phone call from his father’s friend in the evening. He said that my father has shot himself with his own firearm. When I reached the spot, I found my father lying in a pool of blood and his revolver was dangling from his right hand.” The incident was reported to the local police and after which a police team rushed him to civil hospital at Phase-6, where he was declared brought dead. The dead body has been sent for postmortem, police said.
Meanwhile, during the course of further investigations of the spot, police recovered a suicide note. The deceased, in his suicide note, has stated that Sukhwinder Singh, alias Happy and Hardyal Singh are responsible for his death. The duo has forcefully occupied his land, for which he had to suffer financial losses in his business. He also instructed his friends to report the matter to the police and provide all the details to the media.
The family of the deceased has said that he was depressed due to some business related problems. He told his family that someone has forcefully occupied his land and they threatened him.
The police have registered a case of abetment of suicide on the insistence of the family members of the deceased.