India shooter Namanveer Singh Brar commits suicide in Mohali

Tribune News Service

Mohali, September 13

India shooter Namanveer Singh Brar allegedly committed suicide at his Sector 71 house here early this morning.

Sources said the 28-year-old shot himself in the head with his licensed revolver around 3.30 am. His parents and wife were at home when the incident took place. His wife is stated to be expecting a child soon.

The marksman was said to be in distress.

After the incident, the shooter’s house was cordoned off and there was heavy police presence.

DSP, City-1, Gursher Singh Sandhu said: “The exact reason behind the extreme step is not clear yet. His postmortem was conducted at the Phase 6 Civil Hospital and the body handed over to the kin.”

Trap shooter Brar finished fourth in the minimum qualification score (MQS) category at the Shooting World Cup in Delhi in March this year.

In 2015, he had bagged a bronze in the double-trap competition at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.

Brar, a DAV College alumnus, practised at the Moti Bagh shooting range in Patiala.

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