Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Chandigarh Head Constable Shot Dead; Son Detained as Suspect
A Chandigarh police officer named Nitin Singh was found dead inside his home on Friday.
He had been shot in the head.
Police said a locally made pistol was found at the house.
Singh’s son Armaan was also at home when the incident happened.
Police detained Armaan because they consider him the main suspect.
Reports said Singh and Armaan had argued.
Armaan had earlier been released on bail in another case involving a vehicle crash that killed two brothers.
Police are questioning him, but the report does not state a confirmed motive.
Chandigarh police head constable Nitin Singh was found shot dead inside his government home in Sector 22 on Friday.
Police said Singh suffered a gunshot injury to his head.
His son, Armaan, was detained for questioning and identified as the prime suspect.
A locally made pistol was recovered from the scene, police said.
Armaan had previously been arrested and released on bail in a case involving the deaths of two brothers in a Thar crash.
- Who
- Chandigarh police head constable Nitin Singh; his son Armaan was detained as a prime suspect.
- What
- Singh was shot dead inside his government residence, and police recovered a locally made pistol.
- When
- Friday; the earlier vehicle-crash case occurred earlier this year.
- Where
- Singh’s government house in Sector 22, Chandigarh.
- Why
- Police identified Armaan as a prime suspect after an alleged argument, but no confirmed motive was stated.
- Victim
- Nitin Singh, a head constable with the Chandigarh Police
- Location
- Government house in Sector 22, Chandigarh
- Injury
- Gunshot wound to the head
- Suspect
- Singh’s son Armaan
- Evidence recovered
- A locally made pistol
- Earlier case
- Armaan had been arrested and later released on bail after a Thar vehicle was involved in the deaths of two brothers on a bike
- Police official
- Kawaldeep Kaur, Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh