CRPF Jawan From TN Shoots Himself To Death In Odisha’s Nuapada

Nuapada: A jawan of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) allegedly shot himself to death with his service rifle while on duty in Odisha’s Nuapada district on Sunday.

As per reports, the jawan, identified as D Gunasekharan of Tamil Nadu, was posted as sub-inspector of 19 Batallion of the CRPF.

While Gunasekharan was doing his duty at the CRPF campus in Khadupani village under Boden police limits of the district on the day, he shot himself from his service rifle. He died on the spot.

On being informed, a team from Boden police station went to the camp and sent the body for post-mortem. They have registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident.

However, what led the CRPF jawan to take the extreme step has not bee =n known from preliminary investigation. Meanwhile, the police have informed his family.