India, April 19 -- Sukhdev Singh Bhullar, father of former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, has moved a local court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the suicide of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PSWC) official Gagandeep Singh Randhawa. The plea is scheduled for hearing on Monday.

The application was submitted before district and sessions judge Jatinder Kaur, who fixed the matter for hearing after taking it on record.

The case pertains to the death of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, a 45-year-old official of the warehousing corporation, who allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Amritsar on March 21 after consuming a poisonous substance.

Before the incident, Randhawa recorded a brief video on his mobile phone, stating ...