New Delhi: In the Indian state of Odisha, an Indian army soldier committed suicide by shooting himself with an official rifle while on duty.
According to the Kashmir Media Service, the incident of suicide of an Indian soldier took place in the “Radar Observatory Air Surveillance Unit” of the air base of the state of Odisha, where suddenly the officers started running after the sound of firing.
An Indian Army soldier was lying in a pool of blood at the scene of the incident and had an official rifle with him. The soldier, identified as Shekhran, was taken to hospital where he was confirmed dead.
Indian police say that preliminary investigations suggest that Sepoy Shekhran committed suicide, but no suicide note was found and the cause of suicide has not been determined.
According to the police, an inquiry committee was formed to investigate the soldier’s suicide, but none of the inquiry committees formed into the frequent suicide incidents of Indian soldiers have ever yielded any results.
It should be noted that suicide incidents are common in the Indian Army due to mental stress, low morale and bad behavior of officers. Most suicides are committed in Occupied Kashmir.
