The Son of a village defense committee (VDC) member shot himself dead with the rifle his father on Thursday in J&K's Poonch district.
He died on the spot. The reason for the extreme step taken by the victim appears to be some domestic issue according to a preliminary investigation. Legal proceedings have been started, the sources said.
VDCs were created in remote areas of J&K's Jammu division where civilians were given arms training and provided weapons to prevent militants from carrying out anti-national activities. (AA/IANS)