Two more Indian soldiers commit suicide in Occupied Kashmir

SRINAGAR: At least two Indian soldiers, deployed in occupied Kashmir, committed suicide with in last 24 hours, said Kashmir Media Service (KMS).

According to the KMS, one of the deceased soldier was identified as Ramphul Meena and he was associated with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

A police officer said that the soldier Meena shot himself with his official rifle inside his camp at Sericulture Office in Solina area of Srinagar while he was on duty.

It is pertinent to mention here that the suicide rate among Indian soldiers deployed in occupied Kashmir was on the rise.

This recent incident has added to the number of suicide deaths of the Indian troops and police personnel to 422 in the held valley since January 2007 till date.

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Earlier, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Kashmir had committed suicide in Srinagar on January 6.

The soldier, identified as Mukesh Bhawuk, had injured two of his fellow soldiers inside their camp at Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar before shooting himself dead.

A force official on the condition of anonymity told the Kashmir Media Service (KMS) that two CRPF men entered into a verbal spat over a “service and promotion issue” at the camp housing 29 battalion of CRPF at Pantha Chowk.