A sub-inspector of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) committed suicide in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

Sub-Inspector Chandar Mani shot himself with his service rifle at a CRPF camp in Kunzar area of the north Kashmir district, they said.

It is not yet known why the officer took the extreme step, police said. A case has been registered.

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