Head constable Harwinder Singh slipped in a washroom of the district courts’ complex in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and his AK-47 rifle went off accidentally, killing him on the spot.
Different cases under Section 379-B of the Indian Penal Code have been registered against the accused at Meharban, Jamalpur and Ladhowal police stations
The reason that prompted the attack has not been ascertained yet, bu the Ludhiana-based couple’s neighbours, told police that the accused was a drug addict and would often beat up his wife