Sikkim deluge: Assam to give Rs. 5 lakh to kin of deceased Army jawan
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a Rs. 5 lakh ex-gratia payment to the family of Army jawan Mitul Kalita who died in the recent deluge in Sikkim.
A 35-year-old army jawan shot himself to death with his service weapon while on duty along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, in the second instance of a trooper committing suicide on the border in the past nine days.
Roshan Singh, a Sepoy of the Rastriya Rifles, committed suicide by shooting himself while on duty along the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishnagati belt in Poonch district on Sunday, a senior Army officer said here.
Singh, who hails from Punjab, had joined the army 14 years ago.
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Police have registered a case and started investigation.
The army has also ordered a Court of Inquiry into the case, the officer said.
This is the second instance of a security personnel committing suicide on the border in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir in the past nine days.
On February 25, BSF Constable Pramodh Kumar, who was guarding a forward post along the LoC in Poonch district, committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle.
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