Delhi: Army jawan shoots himself

34-years-old Suneel Patole left a suicide note in Marathi in which he has cited domestic issues as reason for suicide.

New Delhi, Feb 14: An army jawan shot himself dead at the India Gate in the national capital on Tuesday, apparently due to domestic reasons, police said.

34-years-old Suneel Patole, who hailed from Nashik district in Maharshtra, shot himself with his service AK-47 rifle. He was rushed to a nearby Armed Force Clinic, where he was declared dead.

"He has left a suicide note in Marathi, citing domestic issues as the reason behind the suicide," a senior police officer said.

According to reports, Patole was posted as coy quartermaster, 116TA para, Territorial Army Headquarters at Shershah Road, near High court.

IANS