<p>A sailor was found dead under suspicious circumstances on board INS Rana of the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam during the early hours of Thursday.<br /><br />Sailor Vikash Yadav (21) reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon when he was on sentry duty. Yadav was a native of Bhind in Madhya Pradesh.<br /><br />Yadav was working at the electrical mechanical power class-1 of the ship, naval sources said. The matter came to light after sailors on board heard the gun shot. Yadav was immediately rushed to INHS-Kalyani, where doctors declared him brought dead.<br /><br />The Malkapuram police, who have jurisdiction over the naval dockyard area, have registered a case. An investigation is on to ascertain the reasons behind Yadav’s decision to take his life.<br /><br />In a press statement, however, the navy did not mention the reasons behind the young sailor’s demise. “A Board of Inquiry is being ordered to investigate into the incident,” it read.</p>
<p>A sailor was found dead under suspicious circumstances on board INS Rana of the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam during the early hours of Thursday.<br /><br />Sailor Vikash Yadav (21) reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon when he was on sentry duty. Yadav was a native of Bhind in Madhya Pradesh.<br /><br />Yadav was working at the electrical mechanical power class-1 of the ship, naval sources said. The matter came to light after sailors on board heard the gun shot. Yadav was immediately rushed to INHS-Kalyani, where doctors declared him brought dead.<br /><br />The Malkapuram police, who have jurisdiction over the naval dockyard area, have registered a case. An investigation is on to ascertain the reasons behind Yadav’s decision to take his life.<br /><br />In a press statement, however, the navy did not mention the reasons behind the young sailor’s demise. “A Board of Inquiry is being ordered to investigate into the incident,” it read.</p>
