Barmer: A soldier with the Border Security Force shot himself while on duty in a border area in Rajasthan, the police said.
According to police, Pradeep Kumar shot himself with his service rifle in Munabao on India's border with Pakistan. The reason behind the suicide is being investigated, police added.
Kumar served with the 13th battalion and he was a resident of Uttarakhand state.
The remains were handed over to Kumar's son Mohan Singh who said he was clueless about the reason for the suicide.
"After receiving information that a jawan had committed suicide at the border while on duty, we rushed to the spot with BSF, recovered the cartridge and started the investigation", said police officer Amar Singh Rathore.
Also read: BSF nabs 5 Bangladeshis for illegally crossing border
Barmer: A soldier with the Border Security Force shot himself while on duty in a border area in Rajasthan, the police said.
According to police, Pradeep Kumar shot himself with his service rifle in Munabao on India's border with Pakistan. The reason behind the suicide is being investigated, police added.
Kumar served with the 13th battalion and he was a resident of Uttarakhand state.
The remains were handed over to Kumar's son Mohan Singh who said he was clueless about the reason for the suicide.
"After receiving information that a jawan had committed suicide at the border while on duty, we rushed to the spot with BSF, recovered the cartridge and started the investigation", said police officer Amar Singh Rathore.
Also read: BSF nabs 5 Bangladeshis for illegally crossing border
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