SSB trooper shoots himself dead in Bengal

A trooper of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Tuesday allegedly shot himself dead in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, police said.

According to police, Giriraj Gujjar of the 53rd Battalion shot himself dead using his own gun. The incident happened in Jaigaon near the Indo-Bhutan border.

Gujjar hailed from Rajasthan.

--IANS

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