"Killed In Front Of Me": Arrested Bureaucrat On Son's Death During Raid
NDTV
While the police are saying that 27-year-old Kartik Popli, died by suicide, his father, however, claimed that he was murdered.
The son of bureaucrat Sanjay Popli, who was arrested in a corruption case, died of a gunshot wound today in Chandigarh. While the police are saying that 27-year-old Kartik Popli, died by suicide, his father, however, claimed that he was murdered.
"My son was killed in front of me. I am an eyewitness of my son's death," Sanjay Popli said.
A vigilance bureau team had come to the bureaucrat's house in connection with the investigation of the case against him and they were present there when the incident took place, a neighbour told reporters.
"The vigilance team was here at Sanjay Popli's residence and his son Kartik Popli shot and killed himself," said Kuldeep Chahal, SSP Chandigarh. Mr Chahal claimed the 27-year-old shot himself with his father's licensed gun.
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