Mansa DC's gunman opens fire at family, kills son, self; wife crtical

The deceased police personnel has been identified as Gurwinder Singh.

MANSA: Hours before the scheduled visit of Union Home minister Amit Shah at Mansa, a gunman assigned to Mansa deputy commissioner allegedly opened fire on his family members before shooting himself, killing him and his elder son and seriously injuring his wife and younger son.The injured were seriously wounded and were taken to a Bathinda hospital for medical treatment.The deceased cop has been identified as Gurwinder Singh.A family dispute has been cited as the reason behind the shooting.Mansa SSP Vaibhav Chaudhary said that the deceased has been identified as Gurwinder Singh and his son.He had a matrimonial dispute with his wife.Head constable Gurwinder Singh used his service weapon in the shooting, which the police have recovered.Gurwinder’s family had built a new house in Ward No. 5 of the town and had moved in only on Monday.