Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 11: An Army Jawan allegedly committed suicide this morning by shooting himself with his service weapon in Arnia area of city outskirts.
“The deceased Jawan was identified as Hav Surya Partap son of Udey Vir Singh, resident of Uttar Pradesh and was presently posted in 26 Rajput Regiment,” a police official said. He said the Army man was on duty at a post in Arnia town, when he allegedly shot self on his forehead with his service weapon.
“After getting conducted postmortem at GMC Jammu, the body was handed over to the Army authorities,” the official said, adding, inquest proceeding in this connection was initiated at police station Arnia.