HAL director dead in apparent suicide

The Director of Corporate Planning and Marketing at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Squadron Leader Baldev Singh, has been found dead, in Bangalore, in what appears to be a case of suicide.

According to HAL sources, the Squadron Leader Baldev Singh, retired from the Indian Air Force (IAF), asked his driver to drive towards the airport. The ace test pilot then asked the driver to get off and drove himself to Nandi Hills, where he apparently hanged himself from a tree.

His reason for committing suicide is not known.