Our Correspondent

Abohar, March 2

Family members of an Army man who allegedly ended his life in a makeshift jail inside the military station here on Friday night today organised a silent protest outside the City-1 police station.

Ankit (25), who hailed from Bahavari village of Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh, had gone on annual leave but didn’t report back on duty after the prescribed period. As per the rules, he was on February 6 directed to spend 28 days as punishment in the makeshift jail. However, he reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself on Friday night.

Ankit’s father Rakesh other family members carried placards to demand justice. In a three-page memorandum given to the authorities concerned, the kin said they were on Saturday informed at 2 am that Ankit had committed suicide. As they reached Abohar, the authorities had reportedly got autopsy of the body conducted in their absence, and this was a violation of the law, they alleged.