Faridkot: A 50-year-old deputy
superintendent of police (DSP) in Punjab today committed
suicide by allegedly shooting himself with his licensed weapon
during a students' protest at Jaitu here, a police official
said.
The incident took place when a group of students were
staging a dharna at a college campus, protesting against the
alleged thrashing of a couple of students a few days back, he
said.
When the DSP, Baljinder Singh Sandhu, reached there to
pacify the protesters, some of them questioned the "integrity"
of the officer, the police official said.
"When a group of students questioned the integrity of the
DSP, he pointed his weapon towards his head and fired a shot,"
he said.
A purported video of the entire incident has also gone
viral.
Sandhu was rushed to a government hospital where he was
declared brought dead, he said.
An investigation would also be conducted to ascertain
whether it was a case of accidental fire, he added.
PTI
