Bikaner: A solider allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself by a rope in a cantonment in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district on Tuesday.
Lance Naik J D Khetriya, aged 55, was found hanging in a chowky in the morning by another soldier, police said.
The reason why the Lance Naik took the extreme step was not immediately known, they said.
A court of inquiry had been ordered into the incident, a defence spokesperson said.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 21:33