<p>A member of the Village Defence Committee (VDC) allegedly shot himself dead with his rifle in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The VDC member was identified as Suresh Kumar Sharma, resident of Bai Nambal village, they said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/gurugram-financial-firm-employee-shot-at-by-colleague-following-argument-over-chair-in-office-1204900.html" target="_blank">Gurugram: Financial firm employee shot at by colleague following argument over chair in office</a></strong></p>.<p>Sharma died by suicide on Monday night using the weapon issued to him as a VDC member, the police said in a statement.</p>.<p>The matter is being investigated, they said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, officials said Sharma shot himself with his .303 rifle in the fields near his house and a team of police from Kandi police station has rushed to the spot.</p>
<p>A member of the Village Defence Committee (VDC) allegedly shot himself dead with his rifle in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The VDC member was identified as Suresh Kumar Sharma, resident of Bai Nambal village, they said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/gurugram-financial-firm-employee-shot-at-by-colleague-following-argument-over-chair-in-office-1204900.html" target="_blank">Gurugram: Financial firm employee shot at by colleague following argument over chair in office</a></strong></p>.<p>Sharma died by suicide on Monday night using the weapon issued to him as a VDC member, the police said in a statement.</p>.<p>The matter is being investigated, they said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, officials said Sharma shot himself with his .303 rifle in the fields near his house and a team of police from Kandi police station has rushed to the spot.</p>