CRPF constable dies after gunshot injury at HMT in Srinagar

SRINAGAR — A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable deployed at HMT in Srinagar’s Zainakote area died after sustaining a gunshot injury to his head, with his colleagues stating that he had allegedly shot himself with his service rifle.

The deceased was identified as Constable Gajendera Kumar Dugga of the CRPF’s 44th Battalion.

According to his colleagues, Dugga had allegedly shot himself. He was taken to SMHS Hospital in Srinagar by a police party, where doctors declared him brought dead.

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The circumstances surrounding the incident are being ascertained.

Dugga was a native of Chhattisgarh and was serving with the 44th Battalion of the CRPF, deployed at HMT in Zainakote.