Rajouri: A Village Defence Committee (VDC) member from Bai Nambal village of Rajouri committed suicide by shooting himself with a 303 rifle issued to him as a part of defence committee.
The deceased has been identified as Suresh Kumar Sharma, son of Sukhdev Sharma resident of Bai Nambal village, falling under Kandi police station in Rajouri district.
In an official statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), police said that in the late evening hours on Monday, an incident has taken place at Bai Nambal village of Kandi police station in Rajouri in which a man namely Suresh Kumar son of Sukhdev Sharma resident of Bai Nambal committed suicide with weapon issued to him as a part of VDC.
Police have started an investigation and legal proceedings into the matter, the statement said—(KNO)
