A 34-year-old trooper of the Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Saturday at a BSF camp in Sarangipal village, Kanker Superintendent of Police Divyang Patel said.
Constable Balmiki Sinha of the BSF’s 162nd Battalion shot himself with an INSAS rifle.
On hearing the gunshot, his colleagues found him collapsed on the floor and bleeding.
The deceased was from Riwa village in Mandir Hasaud of Raipur district.
As per preliminary information, it appears he took the extreme step due to family issues. His wife had recently died. He had returned to duty after a two-month leave.
No suicide note was found, the official added.
The BSF is extensively deployed in Kanker for anti-Naxalite operations.
