Ludhiana: A just lately retired deputy superintendent of police (DSP) allegedly succumbed to self-inflicted gunshot wounds in his abode in Punjab’s Ludhiana, as reported by legislation enforcement on Wednesday. The previous DSP had been battling extreme melancholia since his retirement.

Barjinder Singh Bhullar, the ex-DSP, allegedly ended his life together with his licensed service revolver, taking pictures himself within the head and collapsing onto a chair. His aged mother and father, alerted by the gunshot, rushed to his room solely to seek out him lifeless on the chair.

Upon receiving the misery name, a group from Sarabha Nagar police station promptly arrived at his residence, and his physique was subsequently transferred to the civil hospital for a autopsy examination.

An officer from Sarabha Nagar police station disclosed that Bhullar had retired from the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) in 2023. Submit-retirement, he resided together with his mother and father within the Inexperienced Avenue space of Sarabha Nagar, whereas his partner and offspring lived overseas.

The household knowledgeable the police that Bhullar had been affected by profound melancholy for a number of months. He regularly secluded himself in his room, avoiding any social interplay. The police have initiated an investigation into the incident.