Srinagar– A Border Security Force (BSF) Assistant Sub-Inspector was found dead with a bullet injury at his place of posting in Boniyar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday, officials said.
The deceased was identified as ASI Shiv Dutt, 56, a resident of Shoran in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, they said, as per news agency GNS.
Dutt was posted with the 175th Battalion of the BSF and was serving with its E Company in Boniyar, officials said.
He was found dead with a bullet wound and preliminary information suggests that he may have shot himself with his service rifle, they said.
A police team from Boniyar police station reached the spot and initiated an investigation to ascertain the circumstances leading to his death.
Further details are awaited, officials said.
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