Rajasthan sailor dies by ‘suicide’ on Navy ship in Mumbai

Mumbai, Jan 10 : In a case of suspected suicide, a 22-year-old sailor hailing from Jodhpur in Rajasthan was found dead with a bullet injury on an Indian Navy vessel here on Sunday morning, official sources said.

A bachelor, Ramesh Jaiswal was working as an Electrical Artificer 5 (Power) on INS Betwa.

His service rifle was found near his body.The deceased is survived by his parents and a younger sister.

Jaiswal had recently returned to duty after a vacation.The reason behind the suspected suicide is not known.

Mumbai Police is probing the matter with the help of Navy authorities, the officials said.