PATHANKOT : An army jawan reportedly ended his life after shooting self in Pathankot Cantonment area on early Sunday morning.

Identified as NK Kuldeep Singh, 42, of Dehra town in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, the soldier was serving in 112 TA of Dogra Regiment in Pathankot.

Station house officer (SHO) Harkishan Singh told HT that the army informed Pathankot police that the deceased shot himself around 3.45 am with his service weapon. Hearing the shot fired, his colleagues rushed to his chamber where they found Singh in a pool of blood, the SHO added.“We have registered a case under Section 174. The deceased is survived by his spouse and two kids. The body was sent for a post mortem which will be conducted on Monday,” he further said.