Soldier dies by suicide inside camp in Jammu

The body of the soldier, who allegedly died by suicide, was sent to the Government Medical College hospital in Jammu for postmortem and inquest proceedings were initiated

An Army man allegedly died by suicide inside a camp in the outskirts of Jammu, officials said on Wednesday. The sepoy was found hanging with a rope at the camp in Domana area on Tuesday evening, the officials said.

The soldier was found hanging with a rope at the camp in Domana area in Jammu. It is suspected that he died by suicide. (Representative Image/HT File)

The body of the deceased was sent to the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital for postmortem and inquest proceedings were started, they said.

The motive behind his taking such an extreme step was not known immediately, the officials said.