Chandigarh, Oct 20 A Punjab Police employee in Mansa allegedly opened fire at his wife and two sons before turning the gun on himself on Tuesday, a senior official said.
In the attack, one of his sons died, while the other and his wife sustained injuries.
Police identified the employee as Gurvinder Singh, who was deployed as a gunman with the Mansa deputy commissioner.
The incident occurred around 7 am in Ward Number 5 in Mansa district.
Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Choudhary told reporters that Singh had a family dispute.
Singh’s son was declared brought dead at the Mansa Civil Hospital, officials said, adding that his wife and the other son were referred to another hospital.
Police said further investigation in the matter was underway.
(PTI News)
