NEW DELHI – Indian Border Security Force (BSF) official posted in Odisha’sMaoist-hit Malkangiri district, on Thursday committed suicide by shootinghimself using his service revolver, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Pankaj Kumar, a native of Debgarh underGolbazar police station area in Jharkhand, said Malkangiri SP JagmohanMeena.
The jawan was staying at the BSF camp in Chitrakonda police station area.
Though the exact reason behind the incident is yet to be ascertained, it issuspected that he took the extreme step over family feud, police said.Meena said the body of the jawan was sent to his native place in Jharkhandafter postmortem.