Kulgam: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle near the Jawahar tunnel in the Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said.

Quoting an official, KNO reported that the CRPF trooper was on duty near B-top in the Jawahar Tunnel area of Qazigund when he shot himself. “The CRPF man died on the spot.”

“The body was shifted to hospital for postmortem and necessary legal procedures. The motive behind him taking this extreme step was not immediately known,” the official said.