Retired Punjab Police AIG shoots dead son-in-law at Chandigarh district court complex
Chandigarh, Aug 3: An Indian Civil Account Services (ICAS) officer was shot dead by his father-in-law, a retired assistant inspector general of the Punjab Police, at a mediation centre in the district court complex here on Saturday, officials said.
The deceased was identified as Harprit Singh. His father-in-law, Malwinder Singh Sidhu, has been arrested, they said.
There was a matrimonial dispute between ICAS Harprit Singh, who was posted as controller of accounts in the Ministry of Agriculture in Delhi, and his wife Amitoj Kaur. Divorce proceedings have been going on since 2023.
The firing incident took place at around 2 pm after the two families came to the Chandigarh district court complex in Sector 43 for the fourth mediation proceedings, the officials said.
Harprit along with his parents was present while the other side was represented by Amitoj's father Malwinder Singh, they said.
During the mediation session, Malwinder requested to go to the washroom and asked Harprit to show him the way but he took out his weapon and opened fire at his son-in-law, police said.
The victim was rushed to the PGIMER, Chandigarh where he was declared dead, they said, adding that Malwinder was apprehended and the weapon was recovered from him.
A case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act has been registered in the matter, they said.
The police said they are also investigating from which entrance did the accused enter the court complex carrying a weapon.
In November last year, Malwinder Singh was booked on the charge of blackmailing and extorting money from government employees. He was posted as AIG in the human rights cell of the Punjab police.
Earlier, he was arrested on charges of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging his duty and criminal intimidation.
Chandigarh District court sec 43 where firing took place this afternoon. As per reports, One person succumbed to firing..
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It was a family court matter and happened in the mediation centre of District Court. It is said that girl side relatives allegedly attacked the boy. pic.twitter.com/53zhlwvFd9
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
