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An Aemy Jawan, who joined duty after availing leave, reported to have committed suicide with his service Rifle on Wednesday evening at Bathinda Military Station.
While giving information PRO of Army said, asoldier died of a gunshot wound at approximately 4:30 PM on Wednesday at Bathinda Military Station.
The soldier was on sentry duty with his service weapon. The weapon and cartridge case from the same weapon was found next to the soldier. The gunshot wound was near the right temporal region. He was immediately evacuated to the Military Hospital, but succumbed to his injuries.
The soldier had returned from leave on 11 April 2023. The case purportedly seems to be of attempted suicide.
PRO clarifies that there wss no connection whatsoever with the incident that took place at 04:30 AM at Bathinda Military Station on Wednesday.
