CISF Jawan's Body Found Hanging At Kolkata Airport Quarters, Third Incident In 3 Years

CISF Jawan Suicide At Kolkata Airport: In the third instance in three years of CISF personnel taking their lives at Kolkata airport, a jawan purportedly hung himself in his quarters at the facility.

A CISF jawan purportedly hung himself in his quarters at the Kolkata airport.

Source : ABPLIVE AI

A CISF jawan was found hanging at his quarters on the third floor of the international cargo building at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata Airport) in Kolkata, West Bengal. The deceased CISF jawan was identified as Raghunath Pal from Hirapur in West Burdwan.

A preliminary investigation by the police suggests suicide. Sources said he had been suffering from depression because he couldn't repay loans that he took.

CISF Jawan Suicides At Kolkata Airport In The Past

This is not the first time a jawan committed suicide. A year ago, a CISF jawan reportedly shot himself with his service rifle at the Kolkata airport. The CISF jawan from Telangana was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

A similar incident came to the fore in 2022 when the body of sub-inspector Pankaj Kumar was found soaked in blood in the basement toilet meant for airport staff. The police said a gunshot alerted everyone at the airport.

As the airport security personnel rushed into the toilet, they were stunned by the scene. The CISF jawan lay soaked in blood in the toilet. Police further said that the jawan had a bullet wound on his forehead and his service pistol was found lying near his body.

Manipur Man Jumps To Death Outside Kolkata Airport

Wednesday's incident came just two weeks after a man from Manipur reportedly jumped from the airport flyover after arriving in Kolkata. The incident occurred on Republic Day.

The man jumped to his death from the Kolkata airport's departure flyover. He was declared dead when taken to a nearby hospital. The man, Oinam Ranjan Singh, aged around 50 was a resident of Imphal.

News website News18 reported that Singh had landed in Kolkata from Imphal on January 23 and had been spotted on the airport premises in the following days. He reportedly had a return ticket to Manipur on the day he died.