Para commando shoots self in J&K's Shopian

Commando sepoy of 23 Para regiment shot himself with his service rifle in Mastpora village. A case has been registered and investigations are underway.

Srinagar: An Army paratrooper committed suicide on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

According to official sources, Commando sepoy Karamjeet Singh of 23 Para regiment shot himself with his service rifle in Mastpora village in the morning.

"He was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. A case has been registered and investigations are underway," they added.

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