Srinagar: A CRPF jawan today allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp in Srinagar.
Constable Sanjay Kumar Yadav, posted with 178th battalion, shot himself dead with his INSAS rifle at a camp in Gulshan Nagar locality of Nowgam, police said.
The incident occurred at around 1.30 pm when the jawan was on a sentry duty.
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The motive behind his taking such an extreme step was not known immediately, police said.
PTI