India, Dec. 23 -- Former IPS officer Amar Singh Chahal is in critical condition after a suicide attempt on Monday afternoon, with a note recovered from his residence suggesting that he was the victim of a cyber fraud and lost a huge amount of money to scamsters.

Patiala Police said that the former IPS officer, who has been residing in Patiala, was rushed to Park Hospital in the city after he was found with a gunshot wound to his chest.

Chahal, who retired as inspector general of police (IGP) in 2019, is one of the accused in the 2015 Kotkapura firing case related to a protest over sacrilege incident.

In February 2023, a special investigation team (SIT) of the Punjab Police, led by additional director general of police (ADGP) LK Yadav, ...