Army officer commits suicide in Leh
Srinagar: An Army officer was injured in a firing incident in the Ladakh region on Friday, a defence spokesman said
“An officer deployed in the Pratap Pur Sector suffered gunshot wound at around 1050 hours today (Friday),” Srinagar-based defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said.
He said the injured officer was immediately evacuated to a nearby military hospital and is under treatment.
However, sources said that the army officer Colonel rank Rohit Singh Solanki of 6 MAHAR regiment, posted at Siachen Glacier, shot himself with service rifle from one of his guard part of Quick Reaction Team (QRT) near Paratpur of Nubra sub division.
Soon after the incident, the personnel of the QRT immediately took the officer and shifted him to nearby army’s health facility in serious conditions where he was declared brought dead on arrival.
A police officer while confirming the incident said that they have taken cognizance and launched investigation as to why the officer has taken such an extreme step. (with inputs from GNS)
