Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF jawan dies of suicide in Awantipora

The CRFP jawan allegedly shot himself using his service weapon. Police are probing the matter.

Awantipora (Jammu and Kashmir): A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, posted in Jammu and Kashmir, allegedly died by suicide at Awantipora, police said on Saturday. They said that the incident took place post midnight on Friday.

A senior police official said that around 1.55 am gunshots were heard near the SAIL Chersoo. "After assessing everything a Jawan of 112 Battalion of the CRPF namely Sepoy Ajay Kumar was found dead in a pool of blood," he said. The official added that the Jawan took the extreme step by shooting himself with his service weapon.

He said that the medico-legal formalities were completed and inquest proceedings under 174 CrPC (the Code of Criminal Procedure) have been initiated. According to the top police official, the apparent cause of death is suicide. "We are probing the matter and everything would be revealed after investigation," the official added.

The deceased Jawan was a resident of Dhegadih village in Giridh district of Jharkhand. Police said that after post-mortem, his body will be taken to his village in Jharkhand and then will be handed over to his kin.

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