CRPF jawan commits suicide in Kashmir

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.[caption id=“attachment_1534153” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Sad end. Image courtesy PIB[/caption] The incident occurred at around 1.30 pm when the jawan was on a sentry duty. The motive behind his taking such an extreme step was not known immediately, police said. PTI