Chandigarh: A drug inspector was shot dead in her office in Punjab’s Kharar town on Friday. The accused fired two rounds at her with his licensed revolver and then shot himself, police said. The accused, however, survived and was taken to a hospital. The woman, Neha Shorie, was posted as the zonal licensing official with the Drug and Food Chemical Lab in Kharar. “The accused went to the woman’s office and fired two rounds.
Then, he tried to run away. Police reached the spot and took the accused into custody. He is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chandigarh,” a statement said. Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh directed the police to conduct a speedy probe into the officer’s murder and to ensure the accused is appropriately punished.
