22-year-old IAF jawan kills self in Jammu & Kashmir

First Published Aug 9, 2020, 12:06 PM IST

The 22-year-old jawan was on sentry duty at Air Force Station, Udhampur when he shot himself dead on Saturday

In Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, an Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle.
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The deceased is identified as 22-year-old jawan, Shubham Singh Parmar.
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He was on sentry duty at Air Force Station, Udhampur when he shot himself dead on August 8, a police official said.
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The motive behind his taking such an extreme step was not known immediately, the police official added.
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The post-mortem of the deceased is under process at district hospital Udhampur
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Parmar is a resident of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh and his body is being handed over to his family through his unit for last rites.
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