Officials said the incident occurred around 10 AM when constable Satish Kumar allegedly shot himself using his INSAS rifle at a force camp in Aranpur village of the district.
Kumar, who was taken to a hospital in Dantewada by his colleagues, was declared brought dead by doctors, they said.
"A court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain what led Kumar to take this extreme step," they said.
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A native of Dharwad in Karnataka, Satish was a dog
handler of the paramilitary squad.
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