Guwahati: A CRPF jawan attempted to shoot himself at his camp in Gaya Bihar using his duty weapon. He was taken to the hospital on Friday.
The CRPF jawan has been identified as Manoj Ram.
“We received an alert this morning that a CRPF jawan had tried to shoot himself with his service weapon. He was admitted to a hospital. An investigation is already underway on why he tried to take his own life and we are looking into all angles,” an officer of Gaya police station told.
The officer continued, “We will reveal the specifics once the inquiry is complete.” When asked if the police had tried to contact his family, the officer said, “We have not.”
In a related instance from the previous year, a CRPF jawan in the Budgam region of Jammu & Kashmir shot himself to death with a fellow trooper’s service weapon after returning to duty. The paramilitary group afterwards released a statement claiming that he had shot himself in the head with his colleague’s service rifle because he was “mentally disturbed.”
The jawan had not been given a firearm because he was deemed mentally unstable, according to the CRPF. A paramilitary official claimed that the jawan was carrying out the tasks of a mess constable.