Ex-IPS officer Amar Singh Chahal attempts suicide, alleges Rs 8 crore cyber fraud in note

Former IPS officer Amar Singh Chahal allegedly shot himself with the rifle of his security guard on Monday, leaving behind a detailed note that points to a massive cyber fraud and his own sense of collapse in its aftermath.

Chahal, a former Punjab Inspector General of Police, was rushed to a hospital with a gunshot injury to the chest. Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma said the bullet struck his chest and lodged in his lungs.