A 26-year-old trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) reportedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in insurgency-hit Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place at a CRPF camp located under limits of Shobha police station late on Wednesday night, added police.
According to the police, the jawan identified as Santosh Kumar Singh (26), a native of Uttar Pradesh reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle.
The trooper belonged to 211th battalion of CRPF. Initially, it came to fore that while performing duty during night hours, Santosh shot himself and was declared brought dead by doctors of a local hospital.
After hearing the sound of gunshot, other personnel in the camp rushed outside and found the 26-year-old trooper lying in pool of blood.
Police have registered a case and started investigation to ascertain the cause which forced the jawan to take such an extreme step, added police.