Lt Col shoots himself in J&K

Srinagar, March 3

An Army officer allegedly shot himself dead at an Army depot in Khonmoh area of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said here.

Lieutenant Colonel Sudeep Bhagat, who was posted at the depot, died on the spot, they said. It was not immediately known why the officer took the step, they said.

Meanwhile, a 24-year-old soldier shot himself dead with his service weapon at an Army camp in Rajouri district, officials said. The jawan died en route to the hospital, they said.

Rajouri Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital’s Superintendent Dr Javaid Iqbal Choudhary told reporters that it appeared to be a case of suicide.

The soldier fired a few bullets on himself, one of which passed through his heart, he said. The police have registered a case and started investigation. PTI