Overview

• Constable Mridul Dass was found dead by a self-inflicted gunshot from his service rifle at Border Out-Post Malluchak during sentry duty on July 7.
• Police transported his body to the Community Health Centre in Ramgarh for postmortem examination and have opened formal inquest proceedings.
• The suicide follows a June 14 killing of a head constable at a BSF camp in Murshidabad over a leave dispute, marking two recent internal service-weapon fatalities.
• The BSF has convened a court of inquiry into the June homicide while investigators seek to determine the motive behind the Samba post death.
• Officials acknowledge gaps in leave management, mental health resources and firearm oversight at isolated forward posts and are reviewing welfare protocols to prevent further incidents.