Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, May 2: An Army Jawan committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon during duty hours near fencing along Line of Control (LoC) at forward village Laam in Nowshera sector, here this evening.
The deceased was identified as Vishal Lohar of 5-Rashtriya Rifles. He was posted near the fencing at Laam area where he committed suicide. The incident took place around 6.30 pm.
Hearing the gun shot, other jawans on duty rushed to the spot where the deceased was lying in a pool of blood. He was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared him as brought dead.
Cause of provocation could not be ascertained.
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