A jawan of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) reportedly committed suicide by shooting self during poll duty in Naxal violence hit Antagarh, police said here on Monday.
“Jai Kumar Netam posted in Kanker was doing poll duty at Navagaon polling booth when he shot self,” SDOP Antagarh Kaushalendra Patel said.
Soon after the incident he was rushed to government hospital Antagarh where doctors declared him brought dead, he said.
The reason why Netam committed suicide is yet to be known, the SDOP said while adding a case has been registered in this connection and police has launched investigation to find out the real cause.
Notably, a few days ago a CAF jawan posted in Farsegarh of Bijapur district had opened fire wherein two jawans were injured. One of the injured jawan later succumbed to his injury.