Army jawan found dead under mysterious conditions in Akhnoor

23-year-old Army jawan was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a santri post in J&K’s Akhnoor area. 

Police said Sepoy Sandeep Singh, from Julani village in Haryana’s Jind district, was found hanging from an iron rod at Loha Santri post of Army officers mess at Akhnoor’s Bangti Daskal around 4am.

“As his death occurred under suspicious circumstances, an inquest proceeding under CrPC has been initiated. A forensic team was also called to the spot for investigation and the body was shifted to the sub-district hospital in Akhnoor for autopsy. The body was later handed over to the Army for other legal formalities,” a police spokesperson said.