ITBP jawan shoots self at camp in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon

?An Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawan?today allegedly?committed?suicide?by shooting himself with his service rifle at its camp in Chhattisgarh?s?naxal-affected Rajnandgaon district, police said.

"Constable Gagan Singh (31), belonging to ITBP's 44th battalion, shot himself with his service rifle while he was on duty this afternoon at his camp in Mohla police station area," Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal told PTI.

"He was deputed as a driver and he shot himself inside a car parked within the camp. He was rushed to a hospital where medical authorities declared him dead on arrival," the SP said.

The official said that Singh was a native of Jalgaon district in neighbouring Maharashtra.

"The reason behind the act is not yet known. A case has been registered and further investigations are underway," he said.

Yesterday, a CRPF assistant sub inspector had allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in the paramilitary?s Group Centre camp in the state?s Bilaspur district.