Army unit standoff: Antony seeks report, PM downplays - NewsX
  • 5 years ago
The Army has been hit by yet another incident of face-off between jawans and officers in a unit in Jammu and Kashmir, prompting an upset Defence Minister A K Antony to seek a detailed report from the force even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh downplayed the matter. Jawans and officers of 16 Cavalry armoured unit were allegedly involved in a verbal confrontation after a soldier committed suicide yesterday in Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said here. The incident occurred after a jawan of 16th cavalry regiment, Arun V, hailing from Thiruvananthapuram, committed suicide with his service weapon. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the death.

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