Tribune News Service

Pathankot, May 29

An Army man serving in the Mammun Cantonment area allegedly shot himself with his service rifle this morning.Rakesh Kaushal, Senior Superintendent of Police, said the Army authorities had identified the deceased as sepoy Subhash Parsad (31) hailing from Sewan district in Bihar.He was serving in the 68 Engineering Division and was presently deputed as a sentry in the cantonment area. The SSP said after hearing the gunshots some of his colleagues rushed to the spot where they found the jawan lying in a pool of blood. “His parents have been informed and the body has been sent for a post-mortem. A case has been registered at Mammun Cantt police station,” he added.