Srinagar, May 17: A CRPF jawan on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here.

Constable Yogesh Ashok Birhade, a resident of Maharashtra, died after he shot himself with his service rifle at JIC Awantipora in Pulwama, they said. Chhattisgarh: CRPF Jawan Shoots Himself Dead With Service Weapon in Bijapur.

They said Birhade was posted on sentry duty when he took the extreme step.

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