Gaganjot Sandhu, son of former Haryana agriculture minister and four-time Pehowa MLA Jaswinder Sandhu, died allegedly by shooting himself at his farmhouse at Pakhrali village near Ropar on Friday.
Sources told The Tribune that Gaganjot had reached the farmhouse in the morning and was alone when the incident occurred. On receiving the information, personnel from the Ropar Sadar police station reached the spot and began an investigation. A forensic team was also called to examine the scene.
The body was shifted to a government hospital in Ropar, where post-mortem will be conducted on Saturday.
Ropar Sadar SHO Sunny Khanna said the matter is under investigation and that further details will emerge after the inquiry.
Gaganjot had served twice as the sarpanch of Gumthala Garhu village in Kurukshetra district. His father, Jaswinder Sandhu, was a prominent political leader in Haryana who represented Pehowa in the state Assembly four times. He served as agriculture minister in the government led by Om Prakash Chautala.
Jaswinder Sandhu died of liver cancer in 2019.
The police have not disclosed information about the circumstances surrounding Gaganjot’s death or any possible reason for the alleged suicide.
