CRPF jawan dies by suicide in Gujarat's Gandhinagar

The CRPF sub-Inspector who was serving as a guard at the CRPF campus in Chiloda village in Gandhinagar was found dead at his barrack.

Gandhinagar: A 59-year-old sub-Inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) had died by suicide on Wednesday, officials said. The incident happened at the CRPF campus near Chiloda village in Gandhinagar. Police said he was found dead in a pool of blood at his barrack.

A team of police who reached the CRPF campus to probe the incident concluded it as a case of death by suicide. The jawan's AK 47 has been recovered from the spot. As a part of police investigation, the deceased's family members and colleagues are being questioned to ascertain the reason behind him taking this extreme step.

According to police sources, the deceased was identified as Kishan Mohanbhai Rathore was a resident of Rakhial in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. Rathore's family members lived in Surdhara Society in Rakhial and he had returned from a leave a few days ago.

The body of the deceased jawan was sent to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination, police sources said, adding that the incident came to light after his brothers-in-arms heard gun shot sound from his barrack and checked on him. They found Rathore lying in a pool of blood with gunshot injuries. They informed a medical team and a doctor declared the jawan dead.

Kishan Rathore's family has feigned ignorance as to what pushed Rathore to take the extreme step. Close friends and relatives of Rathore who confirmed that he had a couple of health issues requested the media not to speculate or trivialise the reason behind his death.

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