CRPF jawan commits suicide in J-K

A CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Anantnag district of south Kashmir,officials said today.

Head constable Omar Prakash of 163rd battalion CRPF was on duty at Verinag camp,80 kms from here,when he shot himself with his service rifle last evening,they said.

His colleagues rushed to the spot after hearing the gun shot and found Prakash,a resident of Madhya Pradesh,dead.

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The motive behind Prakash taking such an extreme step was not known immediately.

However,his colleagues claimed that he was tense due to some domestic problems over the past few days.