J&K: CRPF jawan allegedly commits suicide

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ANI Sonwar (Jammu&Kashmir) [India]
Last Updated : Mar 10 2018 | 11:30 AM IST

In yet another suicide bid, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan from 79 Battalion allegedly killed himself in Sonwar district, early Saturday morning.

The jawan has been identified as Sukhdev.

Earlier on March 8, a soldier took his own life in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Sepoy Shankar Singh, a resident of Rajasthan, shot himself with his service rifle at an Army camp in the district's Warnow area.

The 31-year-old soldier was posted with the 18 Rashtriya Rifles.

On March 7, in Kupwara's Langate area, Sepoy Birender Sinha, who was posted with the 30 Rashtriya Rifles, shot himself dead with his service rifle.

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First Published: Mar 10 2018 | 11:30 AM IST

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