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BSF trooper shoots himself in J&K’s Kupwara district

Police said a BSF trooper identified as head constable Ram Kumar of 169 battalion shot himself with his service rifle in the Branwari area of Kupwara.

IANS | Srinagar | August 21, 2020 12:10 pm

BSF trooper shoots himself in J&K’s Kupwara district

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A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper reportedly committed suicide on Friday by shooting himself in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

Police said a BSF trooper identified as head constable Ram Kumar of 169 battalion shot himself with his service rifle in the Branwari area of Kupwara.

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“Preliminary investigations reveal the trooper was suffering from acute depression and hypertension. An FIR has been lodged into the incident,” police said.

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