Srinagar, June 9 -- A soldier allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with his service rifle at an Army camp in Gulmarg area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, officials said on Monday.

The incident occurred on Sunday night when Lance Naik Banwar Lal Saran of the 9th Raj Rifles reportedly opened fire on himself at the camp, they added.

The soldier, a native of Rajasthan, died on the spot. His body was shifted to Sub District Hospital Tangmarg for medico-legal formalities.

Authorities have launched an investigation to ascertain the cause behind the extreme step.

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