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Army jawan allegedly commits suicide in Rajouri along LoC
The incident comes two days after bodies of soldiers were found mutilated along the Line of Control in Poonch.
Updated on: May 4, 2017, 10:09:53 IST
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An army jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Laam sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district.
Police have registered a case and are investigating into the circumstances that led to the suicide of Lance Naik Vishal Lohar of 54 Rashtriya Rifles on Tuesday evening.
The army also ordered a court of inquiry into the episode.
The 33-year-old jawan hailed from Karnataka.
The incident comes two days after the bodies of two Indian soldiers were found mutilated along the Line of Control on Monday in Poonch district.
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