A jawan of the Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP) committed suicide by shooting himself with his own rifle here on Sunday.
The deceased, identified as Aamir Sahoo, hails from Gaisilat block of Bargarh district. Sahoo fired three rounds at his neck from his INSAS Rifle on the roof of the OSAP barrack in the Kisinda police station in Sambalpur.
The cause of the suicide is yet to be ascertained and investigation into the case is currently underway.
Notably, a jawan of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) succumbed to bullet injuries on the premises of the Jujumura CRPF camp in Sambalpur on June 4.