OROP: Ex-serviceman commits suicide in Delhi

According to his friends, ex-serviceman allegedly committed suicide as he had been upset over the issue for sometime.

New Delhi, Nov 2: An ex-serviceman allegedly committed suicide over the issue of One Rank One Pension scheme (OROP) here, police said today.

The 70-year-old ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal committed suicide by consuming poison at a park in New Delhi area yesterday evening.

Police said he along with some other ex-servicemen was in the process of submitting a memorandum to the Defence Ministry over the issue of OROP.

According to his friends, Grewal had been upset over the issue for sometime.

Ex-servicemen have been protesting over the OROP scheme introduced by the government.

Delhi: Ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Garehwal (who was protesting at Jantar Mantar) allegedly commits suicide over OROP issue pic.twitter.com/xP4VlRldxE

— ANI (@ANI_news) November 2, 2016

Deeply sad to hear about the suicide of an ex-army officer. Those who r running their bsinss on the nme of fke ntionlism shd be ashmd #OROP

— Manwendra Mishra (@ManwendraMishra) November 2, 2016

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