CRPF driver ends life in Kashmir

Srinagar, Dec 24 (UNI) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) driver committed suicide in Kashmir today, police said.

CRPF driver head constable Ravinder Singh shot himself dead with his service carbine at the company headquarters of 122 battalion at Bemina near here, police added.

Police have registered a case in this regard.

This is one more incident of suicide by security personnel posted in Jammu and Kashmir in the recent past.

The defence authorities have introduced a 24-hour help-line and Yoga classes besides several other measures to help the soldiers overcome the problems related to stress and their family and thus prevent them from taking the extreme step.

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