Agniveer Amritpal Singh died by suicide, military honours not extended to his funeral: Army
The Army's Nagrota-headquartered White Knight Corps on Saturday said that Singh died while on sentry duty in Rajouri sector due to a self-inflicted gunshot injury. Agniveer Amritpal Singh NEW DELHI: The Army has said that Agniveer Amritpal Singh died by suicide by shooting himself while on sentry duty and that military honours were not extended to his funeral as deaths arising out of self-inflicted injuries are not given such honours. The Army, on Sunday, asserted that it does not differentiate among soldiers based on whether they joined the force prior to or after the implementation of the Agnipath scheme. There were allegations that the military honours were not extended to Singh's funeral as he was an Agniveer soldier. The Army's Nagrota-headquartered White Knight Corps on Saturday said that Singh died while on sentry duty in Rajouri sector due to a self-inflicted gunshot injury. In a statement on Sunday night, the Army said there has been some "misunderstanding ...