Jammu: A soldier allegedly committed suicide in Jammu based Corps here in city outskirts.

The Jawan identified as Signalman Yogesh was found hanging with a tree, few meters away from his barrack inside the Corps in Nagrota area here on city outskirts, police said on Sunday.

They said that the Jawan was a native of village Ullakhpur, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

“No suicide note or any other document was recovered from the deceased,” they said adding that investigation into the matter has been started to ascertain the cause of extreme step.