ASI dies under mysterious circumstances at Punjab-Haryana border

Parvesh Sharma
Tribune News Service
Sangrur, June 10 

An Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) of police, posted at a check post on the Punjab-Haryana border at Kadail, died after suffering bullet injuries caused by his carbine weapon on Wednesday.

His body has been taken to the Moonak civil hospital for a post-mortem examination and police have initiated an investigation into his death.

ASI Krishan Dev had gone to a washroom located near the police check post around 8 am and was found lying in a pool of blood minutes later.

“Our cops heard gunshots and they ran towards the washroom where ASI Krishan Dev was found lying in a pool of blood with a bullet injury to his throat. He died on the spot. A total of five bullets were fired from a carbine weapon. We have started an investigation,” said Moonak DSP Buta Singh Gill.

Sangrur SSP, Dr Sandeep Garg, said that police officers were talking to the ASI’s family and gathering information on his personal life.

“We have been conducting detailed investigations to ascertain whether it was an accidental firing or a suicide. Our officers are talking to the family to know whether the deceased had any family problem,” said Garg.