Jammu, May 14: A soldier ended his life by shooting himself dead In Ramban district, officials said on Saturday.

They said that the soldier with army’s 12 RR, Ravi Kumar son of Rattan Singh of Rohtak Haryana, committed suicide with his AK-47 service rifle at around 1715 hours at Neel top in Ramban district.

Confirming it, a police official said that the soldier taking such an extreme step could not be known immediately and “is is matter of investigation.”gns