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Army jawan commits suicide with his service rifle in J&K

Srinagar, Jan 18: An Army jawan committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in a camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, police said on Saturday.

Sepoy Prince Kumar (25), a resident of Hoshiarpur in Punjab, was posted in 112 Territorial Army and was on guard duty when he shot himself at Chinar camp in Rehambal area on Friday, a police official said.

Army jawan commits suicide with his service rifle in J&K

The official said that the motive behind the extreme step was not known immediately.

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    The body of the deceased would be handed over to his unit after the completion of medical and other legal formalities which were underway, he said.

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