CRPF jawan commits suicide by shooting himself

, Jan 29: A

jawan today allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp here, police said here.

Head Constable Baalu Saroday of 73rd battalion shot himself dead from an AK assault rifle at Bemina camp while on duty, police said. The jawan was on sentry duty inside the camp when he shot himself to death, they said.

The motive behind his taking such an extreme step was not known immediately, the police said. A case has been registered by the police and investigations are on.

PTI