Gunman attached with Jalandhar West MLA shoots himself dead

Jalandhar, June 2

Pawan Kumar, 29, a resident of Mehatpur, who was posted as a gunman with Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural, allegedly shot himself dead with his AK-47 in the room allotted to gunmen at Basti Danishmanda here on Thursday morning.

According to sources, Kumar was on leave for the last few days due to some health issues. It was only on Thursday that he returned to duty. While all other gunmen had left around 9am to accompany MLA Anugural for some function at Baba Balak Nath temple, Pawan chose to stay back in the room citing he had fever.

“It was after Pawan didn’t turn up for duty and respond to the calls, the other gunmen went to the room to check on him and found him dead on the bed,” said DCP Investigation Jaskaranjit Singh Teja.

He said the preliminary investigation revealed that Pawan had shot himself from his AK-47.

“The family members of the deceased have been informed. The body has been sent to the civil hospital,” he added.

When asked if the gunman was in depression owing to some family dispute, the DCP said police were investigating all angles and recording the family statements.

Gunman attached with Jalandhar West MLA shoots himself dead
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