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Chandigarh ASI Found Dead in Home
7 Oct
Summary
- Assistant Sub Inspector Satpal Singh died in his government house.
- Singh was found hanging and was declared dead at the hospital.
- The incident occurred while his family was away at a wedding.
A 50-year-old Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) with the Chandigarh crime branch, Satpal Singh, was discovered deceased in his government housing on Tuesday night. ASI Singh, who served as a malkhana munshi, was found to have died by hanging. He was alone in his Sector-42 residence at the time, as his family members were attending a wedding ceremony elsewhere.
Concerns were raised when Singh did not answer his phone in the late evening. Neighbors were subsequently contacted and asked to check on him. Upon finding the door latched from the inside, neighbors alerted the authorities. Police arrived at the scene and forced entry into the residence, where they discovered ASI Singh hanging.
He was promptly transported to the hospital, where medical professionals pronounced him dead. The body has been transferred to the mortuary for an autopsy, after which it will be released to his family. The police have informed Singh's family about the tragic incident.
