Accused of opening fire at his wife, Punjab Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Atul Soni may soon face suspension. For, the Punjab Police has recommended his suspension to the State Government after taking serious note of his delinquent behaviour and misconduct.

The state police has also recommended to initiate departmental proceedings against the DSP Soni who was booked for attempt to murder on Sunday morning, hours after an altercation with his wife at their house in Mohali.

The decision came days after Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) had sent a detailed report against the DSP’s misconduct regarding the incident to the Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta. The report was also sent to Rajjit Singh, in-charge of Punjab Armed Police 82 battalion.

Fifty-year-old Soni is currently posted with Punjab Armed Police in Chandigarh. He was booked on Sunday under Sections 307 (attempt to murder), 323 (hurt), 498-A (subjecting a married women to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under relevant sections of the Arms Act at Mohali’s Phase VIII police station.

DSP Atul had allegedly shot at his wife, Sunita Soni, during the wee hours of Sunday at their residence in Mohali after they both entered an altercation.

A day later, Sunita made a u-turn in an affidavit claiming that no shot was fired and she had just made a complaint of domestic dispute. On the run since the incident, DSP Soni had moved an anticipatory bail application through his lawyer in a local court stating that “neither anyone was injured nor any gunshot was fired”, which was rejected.

Punjab police spokesperson said that corrective mechanism are being put in place in the state Police Department so that persons, prone to such behaviour, are identified and weeded out.