Published By: Sanstuti Nath
Last Updated: September 03, 2023, 13:04 IST
The motive behind his taking such an extreme step was not known immediately,(Representative Image/News18)
The body of the deceased was shifted to sub-district hospital Banihal for postmortem and other legal formalities
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Bashit Narayan Yadav, a resident of Bihar, was on duty near Banihal-Qazigund Tunnel along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway when he shot himself around 11.45 pm on Saturday, they said.
They said the body of the deceased was shifted to sub-district hospital Banihal for postmortem and other legal formalities.
The motive behind his taking such an extreme step was not known immediately, the officials said.
Meanwhile, a police personnel was injured when his service rifle went off accidentally during an operation in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir late Saturday evening.
“During a routine operation task in Gundha Khawas area, a service weapon of a police personnel went off accidentally due to which the personnel received injury in his foot,” a police official said.
On hearing the gunshot, some village defence guards fired some aerial rounds, he said, adding the injured jawan has been evacuated to hospital.
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