Chandigarh crime news: A shooting incident occurred inside the Chandigarh district court today (August 3). According to the information received, a former AIG of Punjab Police shot and killed his son-in-law. It is reported that there was an ongoing domestic dispute between the two families, and both sides appeared at the Chandigarh Family Court on Saturday regarding this matter.
The accused has been identified as former AIG Malvinder Singh Sidhu. The deceased son-in-law was an IRS officer in the Agriculture Department.
Chandigarh Police on firing inside court
On the firing incident at Chandigarh District Court, Chandigarh SSP Kanwardeep Kaur said, "We received information about firing at the Mediation Centre of the District Court at around 2:00 pm today. Police reached the spot and found that the victim's name was Harpreet Singh and he was taken to the hospital, but he died there. The alleged accused was apprehended on the spot and taken into police custody and a weapon was recovered from him. The alleged accused is retired AIG of Punjab Police Malvinder Singh."
"The FSL team has been called and the spot is being investigated. We are also speaking to eyewitnesses. It is being investigated from which gate the alleged accused entered the court. We have recovered a .32 bore pistol from him and we have recovered 4 fired bullets and 3 unused bullets. Divorce proceedings were going on between the two families and today was the fourth meeting at the Mediation Centre. Further investigation is being done," the police official added.
What happened inside the court?
While discussions were ongoing between both parties, the accused said he needed to go to the bathroom. In response, his son-in-law offered to show him the way. Both of them left the room. During this time, the accused fired five shots from his gun. Two of the bullets hit the young man, one bullet struck the door of the room, and two shots missed. The sound of the gunfire caused a commotion in the court.
Upon receiving the information, the police arrived at the spot, took the accused into custody, and finally took him to the police station. Several judges also arrived at the scene after the incident took place. The police are investigating the case.
Harpreet 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 Harpreet 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 brought 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 the accused entered 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 human rights cell of the Punjab police.
Earlier, he was arrested on the charges of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging his duty and criminal intimidation.
