India, Dec. 27 -- A 44-year-old Border Security Force (BSF) constable posted in Shahgarh area of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district, died by suicide on Thursday, a police officer said.

The officer said the deceased, a resident of Hoshiarpur in Punjab, was deployed along the Indo-Pakistan border.

Shahgarh police station in-charge Babu Ram said the BSF personnel was on duty when he turned the service weapon upon himself. His colleagues who came to the spot after hearing the gunshot found him unresponsive, he said.

Police said his body had been sent for autopsy.

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