This Article is From Jul 25, 2022

BSF Officer Shoots Himself Dead At Jammu Border Post: Report

The officer belonged to the 12th battalion and was commanding a platoon of the BSF

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The officer was found dead in his room around 6.35 am. (Representational image)

Jammu:

A Border Security Force (BSF) sub-inspector allegedly shot himself dead at a post along the India-Pakistan international border here on Monday, officials said.

Ramdev Singh was found lying dead and his personal assault weapon was found by his side when a junior rank soldier reached his room around 6.35 am.

He belonged to the 12th battalion and was commanding a platoon of the BSF. He is suspected to have shot himself dead from his service weapon, officials said.

A police and a BSF court of inquiry are being conducted to ascertain the cause of the death, they said.

Singh hailed from Rajasthan's Sikar district.

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