CRPF jawan shoots himself dead in Chhattisgarh

A CRPF jawan on Tuesday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself from his service rifle in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.

Officials said the incident occurred around 10 am when constable Satish Kumar allegedly shot himself using his INSAS rifle at a force camp in Aranpur village of the district.

Kumar, who was taken to a hospital in Dantewada by his colleagues, was declared brought dead by doctors, they said. "A court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain what led Kumar to take this extreme step," they said.

Kumar belonged to the 231st battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed in the area for anti-Naxal operations.