CRPF man who shot himself earlier this month succumbs in Srinagar hospital

Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) cop who fired at himself with his service rifle on October 12 succumbed to his injuries late Sunday night at SMHS Hospital in Srinagar, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reported.

Quoting officials, the report said the CRPF man had shot himself on October 12 and was admitted in SMHS hospital Srinagar.

“Yesterday late night, his condition deteriorated and he breathed his last,” a source in the hospital said.

The deceased belonged to D-Coy 141 Battalion CRPF camp Shergari in Srinagar.

Confirming the incident, a CRPF official said that an in-house investigation has been started to find out what forced the jawan to take the extreme step. KNO