J-K: BSF trooper on LoC commits suicide

Parmod Kumar was posted in in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu, Feb 26: A Border Security Force trooper on Sunday committed suicide at an outpost on the Line of Control in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Police officials identified him as constable Parmod Kumar, who tried to kill himself at the Khara One post, was shifted to a hospital where he was declared dead.

Last year in October, a BSF jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Jaisalmer district. The jawan was posted on a border outpost at the Indo-Pak border.

According to reports, a total of 262 BSF personnel had committed suicide between 2004 and 2012.

IANS