Srinagar, Dec 19: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper shot himself dead on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district.

Police sources said that trooper Deonath Yadav of 118 battalion who hailed from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in the Gund area of Ganderbal district. Chhattisgarh: BSF Jawan Shoots Himself in Naxal-Hit Kanker.

An FIR was registered and an investigation has been launched to find out the reason behind this extreme step, police sources said.

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