Aizawl: A 31-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with his service rifle while on duty at the Mizoram Governor’s residence in Aizawl on Thursday, police said.
The deceased, identified as Sudhir Swami, was posted at Gate 2 of Lok Bhavan, the Governor’s official residence. He allegedly shot himself with his service AK-47 rifle at around 10 am.
The motive behind the incident was not immediately known.
Swami’s body was taken to Aizawl Civil Hospital, where a post-mortem examination was conducted. His body is expected to be transported to his native place in Rajasthan’s Jaipur district on Friday, police said.
An unnatural death case has been registered at Aizawl Police Station, and an investigation is underway. Police have seized his service rifle and mobile phone as part of the probe to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and ascertain the possible motive.
Swami belonged to the 2023 batch of the CRPF and was posted with F Company of the force’s 225 Battalion. He had been stationed in Mizoram for around a year.