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Indian soldier commits suicide in Occupied Kashmir

This incident raised the number of such deaths amongst the Indian troops and police personnel to 423 in occupied Kashmir since January 2007.

By Web Desk
March 30, 2019
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SRINAGAR: An officer of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) committed suicide in Baramulla district in Occupied Kashmir on Saturday, according to Kashmir Media Service (KMS)

A sub-Inspector of ITBP, Chandar Mani, ended his life by shooting himself with his service rifle at a camp in Kunzar area of the district, the  KMS reported.

This incident raised the number of such deaths amongst the Indian troops and police personnel to 423 in occupied Kashmir since January 2007. 

Search operation 

 Indian forces  launched cordon and search operations in Islamabad and Shopian districts on early Saturday.

The Indian troops  cordoned off Ganai Mohalla in Turkwangam area of Shopian and started a door-to-door search operation.