Overview
- Businessman Rajdeep Singh, 45, who ran an immigration firm, shot himself inside the washroom of HDFC Bank’s Sector 68 branch in Mohali on September 9, according to police.
- An FIR for abetment of suicide and criminal conspiracy under BNS Sections 108 and 61(2) names AIG Gurjot Singh Kaler, ASI Rishi Rana, chartered accountant Sameer Aggarwal, Rinku Krishna and Shaina Arora, with one person unidentified.
- Investigators say they recovered the licensed pistol used in the shooting, a Punjabi suicide note, a mobile video recorded by the victim and CCTV footage from inside the bank.
- The note and family accounts describe unresolved transactions and pressures involving large sums, including Rs 1.60 crore linked to Kaler, Rs 2.46 crore and Rs 3.5 crore tied to property dealings with Aggarwal, and Rs 40 lakh allegedly owed by partners.
- The victim’s father alleges his son was taken in a government vehicle to Kaler’s residence, compelled to record a video and brought to the bank to seek a loan; police say raids are underway and the case remains under investigation.