Punjab ex-minister, father booked over official’s suicide: Police

Former Punjab transport minster Laljit Singh Bhullar (centre). PIC/FB@laljitbhullar22

The Punjab Police have booked former state minister Laljit Singh Bhullar in connection with the suicide of a state warehousing corporation official, officials said on Sunday. Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation in Amritsar, allegedly took his own life by consuming a poisonous substance on Saturday.

Former Punjab transport minster Laljit Singh Bhullar (centre). PIC/FB@laljitbhullar22

The police also booked Bhullar's father, Sukhdev Singh Bhullar, and personal assistant Dilbag Singh. The case was registered on a complaint of Randhawa's wife, Upinder Kaur on Saturday night. Following the incident, Bhullar tendered his resignation from the state cabinet after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asked him to step down amid allegations of abetment of suicide.

Earlier the same day, a video surfaced on social media in which Randhawa, who held the additional charge of Patti, was purportedly heard saying that he had consumed Celphos and accused the transport minister of harassment. Meanwhile, opposition leaders on Sunday staged a ‘gherao' and demanded Bhullar's arrest.

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