Sepoy Rakesh Kumar Singh of the 282 Defence Security Corps platoon, posted at NDA, had fired a bullet from his service rifle
The soldier was identified as Sepoy Rakesh Kumar Singh (46) of the 282 Defence Security Corps (DSC) platoon, posted at NDA. Singh suffered a gunshot wound to the neck at 10.18am on Sept 11 at post number 8 inside the academy, according to Uttamnagar police.
Police said he had fired a bullet from his service rifle. Senior inspector Raghvendra Kshirsagar of Uttamnagar police said, “Singh fired a bullet from his service rifle at the post. He was undergoing treatment at Military Hospital, Khadakwasla. Singh’s death comes less than two weeks after the body of an Army havildar posted at NDA was found on railway tracks near the academy. The soldier was immediately taken to Military Hospital. Singh’s condition was critical following the injury. The police conducted a spot panchanama and recovered the shell of the bullet fired from his service rifle. We are yet to ascertain whether it was a suicide or the bullet went off by mistake.
We handed over his body to the family members after the postmortem.”