Harminder raj singh ias ! Harminder Raj Singh Suicide

A senior IAS officer heading the Housing department allegedly committed suicide at his official residence here by shooting himself from his licenced revolver early this morning but police did not suspect any foul play.

Opposition parties - Samajwadi and BJP - demanded a CBI probe into the incident. Jain was a 1978 batch IAS officer.

Principal Secretary (Housing) Harminder Raj Singh committed suicide at around 1.15 am this morning at his 6, Vikramaditya marg bungalow with his licensed revolver by shooting himself on the right side of his head, Additional Director General, Law and Order A K Jain told reporters.

Jain said Singh's wife Ashima Singh informed the police control room about the incident immediately at 1.22 am after which the officer was rushed to the Trauma centre where he died.

Asked about the motive of the murder, Jain said that according to the doctors attending on Singh he was suffering from high blood pressure, which could be the possible reason behind taking such an extreme step.