Punjab Agniveer's Death A Suicide, Army Says Amid Guard Of Honour Row
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"It is a grave loss to the family and the Indian Army that Agniveer Amritpal Singh had shot himself," the army said
The death of Agniveer Amritpal Singh was a case of suicide, the army has said amid a huge row in Punjab over the lack of a guard of honour at his funeral. It also admitted to "some misunderstanding and misrepresentation of facts" related to his death.
Amritpal Singh had died during sentry duty in Rajouri Sector, due to a self-inflicted gunshot injury on October 11, the army said earlier. A court of inquiry is working to ascertain more details, it had said.
"It is a grave loss to the family and the Indian Army that Agniveer Amritpal Singh had shot himself," the army said on Sunday. "Armed Forces do not differentiate between the soldiers who joined prior to or after implementation of the Agnipath Scheme as regards entitled benefits and protocols," read a statement by the army.
