Police said that the jawan identified as Rakesh Kumar, resident of Mukundgarh, district Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, who had recently resumed his duty after leave, was found dead due to a bullet injury in the jail premises.
“On hearing a gunshot early this morning, the security personnel were on alert and came out of their barracks. They found the jawan lying in a pool of blood at the main entrance of the high security jail and his service rifle (Ak-47) was lying nearby him,” they added.
As per preliminary investigation, police said that it is suspected to be a suicide but exact reason will be ascertained only after the investigation is completed.
(With UNI inputs)