Published: January 07, 2009
Indian para-military soldier commits suicide
By Fayaz Wani
Srinagar, Jan 7: An Indian para-military soldier committed suicide by shooting himself with his own service rifle in the mountainous Poonch region of Kashmir.
Police sources said that that a soldier of 193 battalion of para-military CRPF identified as Pargat Singh shot himself with his service rifle (AK-47) on Wednesday morning in Poonch district.
Singh received critical bullet injuries and died on the spot.
Police and para-military have launched investigations to ascertain the reason behind the suicide.
Fayaz Wani reports on life in Srinagar, Kashmir.
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