Overview
- Police discovered Head Constable Nitin with a gunshot wound at his official Sector 22 residence on Friday and he was declared dead at hospital.
- Officers detained his son Armaan after investigators said he initially gave misleading statements and is being treated as the prime suspect.
- Forensic teams collected evidence at the scene, recovered a country‑made pistol, and the body was sent for post‑mortem examination.
- Armaan was earlier released on bail in a separate case in which his vehicle was linked to the deaths of two brothers, and police are probing any connection between that case and the shooting.
- Chandigarh police say the investigation is at an early stage and custodial questioning will continue as senior officers oversee the probe, and the killing follows other recent attacks on police in the region.