A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday by shooting himself with his service rifle at a camp in insurgency-infested Bijapur district of Bastar, police said.
Constable Pavitra Yadav (44) was a native of Bareli in Uttar Pradesh belonging to 168th battalion of CRPF ended his life by shooting himself with his service rifle early this morning, according to Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Indira Kalyan Elesela.
At the time of the incident, the jawan was on duty at the camp located beside old jail in the Bijapur town, the ASP said.When his colleagues heard the gunshot they rushed to the spot and found Yadav lying in a pool of blood.
Immediately, he was rushed to a local hospital where he was declared brought dead, Elesela said.The exact reason of the jawan taking the extreme step is yet to be ascertained, Elesela said.A case has been registered in this connection and further investigations are on.