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| 3 armymen commit suicide in a week | | | JAMMU: Due to the growing frustration among army ranks because of varied reasons, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) Saturday became the third armyman to commit suicide in a week.
Police sources said JCO, Naib-Subedar VSV Naidu was found hanging under mysterious circumstances from the ceiling fan hook in his barrack at Domana near here in the morning.
Defence Ministry spokesman Lt Col Biplab Nath said the reason behind the Naidu's extreme step was still unknown. A court injury had been ordered into the suicide of Naidu, who had retuned recently after a three-month leave. On Mar 19, JCO, Naib-Subedar Ganga Ram of 49 Rashtriya Rifles committed suicide by shooting himself dead at an army barrack in Mendhar, Poonch.
On Mar 21, Sepoy Raghubir Singh, posted near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, committed suicide while on duty.
All three suicides were that of the personnel who returned to duty after a long leave.
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