Two soldiers shot themselves dead in Kupwara and Baramulla districts on Tuesday.
Chotu Kumar, a soldier posted with Army’s 47 RR battalion,shot himself with his service rifle at Sadhu Ganga camp in Kandi area ofKupwara district on Tuesday morning. He was taken to a nearby hospital where hesuccumbed to his injuries.
In another incident, Border Security Force soldier RajendraMinj of 70 battalion, a resident of Jharkhand, shot himself with his INSASrifle while on duty at battalion headquarters, Singhpora in Baramulla district.He succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.