The incident took place last evening when Naik S Vinayak took out his service rifle and shot himself at an Army camp of 38 Rastriya Rifles (RR) in Thanamandi belt of Rajouri district, an Army officer said today.
Vinayak was shifted to hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead and police registered a case and have started investigation into it, he said.
Army has ordered a court of inquiry into the incident.