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Poll duty: SSB jawan commits suicide in West Bengal

Kolkata, May 9: A jawan of border guarding force SSB, deployed for election duties in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, on Monday, May 9 allegedly committed suicide after shooting himself from his service rifle.

Officials said the incident occurred early in the morning when constable Sonu K Rathore fired two rounds on himself from his INSAS rifle at a forces' camp duty area in the district.

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They said Rathore's unit, Sashastra Seema Bal's 38th battalion, was on election duty in Cooch Behar. Local police officials and senior SSB officers reached the spot.

A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to go into the reasons as to why Rathore took the extreme step, officials said.

Rathore, a resident of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh, joined SSB in 2012. The force is tasked to guard Indian borders with Nepal and Bhutan.

PTI

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