Ludhiana, Nov. 7 -- Panic gripped the city after a 28-year-old hosiery trader, who went missing from his Rishi Nagar residence on Friday morning, was found dead inside his BMW car on the South City-Ladhowal Bypass near Malakpur by afternoon with a bullet injury. The police suspect suicide, stating that he allegedly shot himself with his licensed .45-bore pistol.

The deceased's family owns a hosiery factory in the Bahadurke area. His father had lodged a missing person complaint at the Salem Tabri police station earlier in the day after he could not establish contact with his son.

The car was spotted by a patrolling police control room (PCR) team. The man was found dead on the front passenger seat, with his licensed pistol also recovered ...