Mohali, Sept. 11 -- A day after a businessman shot himself dead inside HDFC's Sector 68 branch, police on Wednesday booked six people, including Gurjot Singh Kaler, an assistant inspector general (AIG) with Punjab Police, for driving him to suicide.

The victim left a suicide note and a video, accusing multiple people of duping him of crores through immigration and property investment frauds, said police.

Kaler, currently serving as a member of a special investigation team (SIT) constituted by the central government in the North-East, had earlier served as SP (Traffic and Cyber Crime) in Mohali.

Apart from AIG Kaler, the other accused include Sameer Aggarwal, a chartered accountant based in Phase 8, Rinku of Phase 8, Saina of Ferozepur,...