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Elderly man dies due to landslide in Poonch’s Madi

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ITBP officer shoots self dead at Poonch Mini Secretariat

POONCH: An elderly man died after he came under a landslide in Mandi area of Poonch district on Friday, while an ITBP officer committed suicide by shooting himself at Mini Secretariat Poonch, officials said here.

An official told that a 60-year-old man died when he came under a landslide in Mandi area. He said that the body was later recovered from the debris.

Meanwhile, an ITBP officer committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at Mini Secretariat in Poonch district. An official said that soon after the incident, his colleagues rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival—(KNO)

 

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