CRPF jawan shoots himself dead in Chhattisgarh

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Press Trust of India Raipur
Last Updated : Jun 07 2016 | 12:48 PM IST
A CRPF jawan today allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself from his service rifle in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.
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.
A case has been registered in this connection, Dantewada Additional Superintendent of Police Ramkrishna Sahu said, adding that further probe is on.
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First Published: Jun 07 2016 | 12:48 PM IST

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