Grandson of slain Punjab CM Beant Singh commits suicide with gunshot

Ludhiana, May 29, 2016: Harkirat Singh who had attempted to kill himself in a bungalow located at Sector 5 in Chandigarh today, succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in Chandigarh.

According to information, Harkirat (39), who was the grandson of the slain Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, committed suicide with a gunshot.

Harkirat was Sarpanch of the village Kotli in Ludhiana district.

He was the youngest son of former Punjab minister Tej Parkash Singh.

Harkirat’s elder brother Gurkirat Singh Kotli is MLA from Khanna in this district.

The cause of depression that led to occurrence of this tragic incident is still not known.

He was a graduate.

He had kept alive the family tradition of unanimously getting elected as sarpanch of Kotli village. The village is also called as “Kotla Afgana”.

He had followed the footsteps of his grandfather Beant Singh who had started his political career after becoming the village Sarpanch first and then rose to the post of chief minister.

A wave of sorrow has spread in and around the Kotli village.

Meanwhile, former DCC (U) Ludhiana president Pawan Dewan on being contact told City Air News that the today’s tragic incident occurred between 12-30 pm and 1-00 pm. He termed the incident as the most unfortunate. He said it was an untimely death and a great loss to the family.

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