Army man commits suicide in north Kashmir
Pattan: An Army soldier allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle inside his camp in north Kashmir’s Pattan area on Saturday, police said.
Reports said that an army man of 22 Engineering Regiment, posted at Hamrey Pattan, shot himself while on duty at around 11:00 am on Saturday.
Soon after the incident, his colleagues rushed towards him and found him in a pool of blood, sources said.
The injured soldier was rushed to a nearby military hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival, they said.
The deceased soldier has been identified as Sepoy Battini Tirupati Rao (22).
A police officer also confirmed the incident and said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigation initiated.(GNS)
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