Army jawan commits suicide, third such incident in ten days
Sepoy Vibodh Bharti of Tamil Nadu, serving with 85 Armoured Regiment, shot himself dead at Ratnu Chak Military Station in Jammu last night.
An army jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Ratnu-Chuk area in outskirts of Jammu, third such incident in ten days, police said here today.
Sepoy Vibodh Bharti of Tamil Nadu, serving with 85 Armoured Regiment, shot himself dead at Ratnu Chak Military Station in Jammu last night, they said.
Bharti was taken to a military hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival, they said adding the reason behind him taking the extreme step was not known.
On September 22, an army havaldar had shot dead himself with his service rifle in Sunjwan military station in Jammu city. Another jawan had allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at Kaluchak quarters in Jammu district on September 20.