Solider kills self at Akhnoor

Jammu, Aug 5 (UNI) An Army jawan shot himself to death with his service weapon in the Akhnoor area, about 35 km from here, this morning, official sources said.

Twenty-two-year-old A S Patil, who was posted at Army camp in the Akhnoor area, shot himself with his INSAS rifle at around 0600 hrs, the sources said.

Patil was rushed to a military hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the sources said, adding that the matter was under investigation.

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