CHANDIGARH: Kartik Popli, the son of senior IAS officer Sanjay Popli arrested in a corruption case, died of a gunshot wound at his house here in Sector 11 on Saturday, leading his family to allege he was murdered, while the police called it a suicide.
A vigilance team of Punjab Police conducting a search had brought the 2008 batch IAS officer to his house around 1.30 pm before he was to be produced in the court. His family alleged the team fled when the sound of a gunshot came from the first floor. Kartik (29), a law student preparing for judicial examinations, was found lying dead in his room.
