SRINAGAR: A CRPF constable allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with his service rifle in Srinagar’s HMT Zainakote area on Saturday, officials said.
The constable, identified as Gajendra Kumar Dugga of the CRPF’s 44 Battalion, sustained a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead, officials said.
Dugga, constable number 145224281, was the son of Hajari Ram Dugga and hailed from Tekadhoda Khalari Dondi in Chhattisgarh. He was posted at HMT Zainakote.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident and initiated proceedings.
