Punjab Police constable dies after falling into artificial pool at Chandigarh secretariat
Constable Parvinder Singh, posted at the Punjab Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh, died after falling into an artificial water pool. Police suspect the incident occurred due to a sudden epileptic seizure.
A Punjab Police jawan died on Friday evening after falling into a small artificial water pool at the Punjab Civil Secretariat complex in Sector 1, Chandigarh. The deceased has been identified as 37-year-old Constable Parvinder Singh, who was deployed on secretariat security duty.
According to police, Parvinder Singh was attached to the 13th Battalion of Punjab Police and belonged to Mansa district. In the evening, a fellow employee spotted him lying in the three to four feet deep pool. The colleague immediately pulled him out and rushed him to the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16, where doctors declared him dead.
Upon receiving information, a police team from the Sector 3 police station reached the hospital and inspected the scene of the incident. No suicide note has been found at the spot. According to police, preliminary investigation does not suggest any kind of foul play in this incident.
Investigation officers stated that Parvinder Singh had been suffering from seizures for some time. Police suspect that he might have fallen into the water after suffering a sudden seizure near the pool. The exact cause of death will be known after the post-mortem.
The Sector 3 police station has kept the body in the mortuary of the Sector 16 hospital for post-mortem and initiated legal proceedings. Police are recording statements of family members and colleagues on duty.
Meanwhile, two other Punjab Police personnel also died on Friday. Head Constable Gurmangat Singh, deployed at the Botanical Garden of Panjab University in Chandigarh, lost his life due to a gunshot from his own weapon. In Amritsar, according to ACP Preet Inder Singh, ASI Joginder Singh died due to an accidental discharge while cleaning his service pistol.
Key developments
- Constable dies after falling into artificial pool at Punjab Secretariat complex in Sector 1
- Deceased identified as Parvinder Singh of 13th Battalion, belonging to Mansa district
- Police suspect fall into pool occurred due to sudden seizure
- Sector 3 police station initiated legal probe into the matter
