Sukhwinder Malhi.
An Army Jawan committed sucide by shooting himself in the head at Mamun Cantonment near Pathankot on Friday afternoon.
He was rushed to Pathankot Military Hospital where he was declared brought dead. According to avaible information, Army Jawan Arun Saini, aged 27, ( No 137668360) of 12JAK unit who was on security duty finsihed his duty at 12 noon on Friday and returned to his barrack and immediately shot himself in the head about 12.10 pm. As his colleagues heard the firing noise, they rushed inide the barrack and immediately rushed him to military hosiptal , where he was declared brought dead.
Mamun Cantonment Police station Inquiry officer Babu Ram said while Arun , who was married and a small daughter to look after , had come back to Mamun Cantt to join his duty on February 26 after spending his holiday at his native village Raipur , near Behrampur in Gurdaspur district , according to his friends , he was visibly looking depressed Mamun Cantonment has begun probe into the suicide death under section 174 Cr. P. C. and his body will be sent for autopsy to Pathankot Civil Hospital on Saturday morning after the Army authrties handed over his body to the police , said IO Babu Ram.
-via Punjab News Line
well said Colonel Sir…..u summed up it all….
A soldier can perform his duties only when he is sure there is some one to look after his family if he dies in operation. The paramount role of commanding officer is to ensure such a faith in soldier & civil authority at his home to help soldier family with speed in case of need.
In to- day’s contest a chief of army is worried about his own date of birth so as to have extra year of comforts & civil authority making crores & hiding in bed.
A desperate soldier when sees that he cannot look after his family, he gets depressed & takes this deadly action. One should not forget that under such circumstances national security is at stake. Come what way people will try to hide facts & save their skin. But see in last two how many persons have committed suicide, a British army will never take it lightly. We have followed their system. So revive civil & army accordingly
My sincere heart felt grief to family of soldier
Col Lamba