Former Punjab CM Beant Singh's grandson shoots himself, dies

The grandson of late Punjab chief minister Beant Singh died on Sunday from gunshot wounds.

Former Punjab CM Beant Singh's grandson shoots himself, dies

Chandigarh: The grandson of late Punjab chief minister Beant Singh died on Sunday from gunshot wounds.

Harkirat Singh had shot himself with a pistol earlier in the day and was admitted to PGIMER Chandigarh in critical condition, news agency ANI reported.

The incident occurred at his Sector 5 residence here.

While some reports said Harkirat accidently shot himself while cleaning his pistol, police sources said it was a case of suicide.

Harkirat was the younger brother of Congress MLA from Khanna, Gurkirat Singh.

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