An Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer was shot dead outside a court in Chandigarh on Saturday by his father-in-law, a suspended assistant inspector general of the Punjab police. The victim, Harprit Singh, was an IRS officer (Indian Revenue Service) in the irrigation department. His father-in-law, Malwinder Singh Sidhu, has been arrested, they said.
Shots were fired outside Chandigarh District Court at 2:00 pm when the deceased IRS officer and the retired IG, Malwinder Singh Sidhu had arrived at a mediation centre in connection with a domestic dispute.
There was a matrimonial dispute between 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 incident took place at around 2:00 pm when the two families arrived at the Chandigarh district court complex in Sector 43 for the fourth mediation proceedings. During the mediation session, the accused requested to go to the washroom and asked Harprit to show him the way. Moments after the two were gone, shots were heard and Harprit Singh was found collapsed on the ground with a gunshot wound.
The victim was rushed to the PGIMER, Chandigarh where he was declared dead. The accused, Malwinder was apprehended and the weapon was recovered from him.
A case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 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.
(With PTI inputs)
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