JAMMU: A 37-year-old Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable died after suffering a gunshot injury under mysterious circumstances while on duty in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district Friday.The constable, Mohammad Mushtaq, a resident of Mari village in Reasi, was rushed to the district hospital and later shifted to Govt Medical College in Jammu but died on the way, officials said.Preliminary investigations suggest that Mushtaq may have shot himself. However, a detailed probe is underway.
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The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and other legal formalities, sources said. Police have registered a case and initiated an inquiry.The death comes two days after a BSF woman constable died under mysterious circumstances after being hit by a bullet from her service rifle while on duty at a forward post along the International Border in Jammu. Investigators are yet to determine whether the firing was accidental, self-inflicted, or the result of any other circumstances.
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