BSF trooper shoots himself in Jammu & Kashmir

A BSF trooper suffering from acute depression and hypertension shot himself with his service rifle in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday. Police said, an FIR has been lodged into the incident.

Srinagar:A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper reportedly committed suicide on Friday by shooting himself in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Police identified him as head constable Ram Kumar of 169th battalion who shot himself with his service rifle in the Branwari area of Kupwara.

"Preliminary investigations reveal the trooper was suffering from acute depression and hypertension. An FIR has been lodged into the incident," police said.

IANS report