A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan shot himself dead over unknown reasons in Koraput district on Saturday morning.
The jawan, identified as Indrajit Singh, had been posted at 15th Battalion of BSF at Jalaput in Koraput district.
According to reports, he attempted to end life by shooting self on his head with his service rifle.
He was admitted in a critical condition to a hospital at Lamataput, where doctors declared him dead. Source said that the jawan had joined the camp at Jalaput on Thursday after a week-long vacation at his village in Rajasthan.
The reason behind his taking the extreme step was yet obscure.