It was a series of events triggered by the media that led to the suicide of a jawan at Nashik, the army has said.
It was a sting operation conducted by the media persons that may have led the Jawan committing suicide, the army said.
The body of Roy Mathew who hails from Kerala was found a day after he accused senior officers of harassment in an interview with a television channel. The army, in a press release said that preliminary investigations have suggested that the suicide may have been a result of a series of events triggered by the media personnel videographing the deceased while asking him leading questions about his duties as a sahayak or buddy.
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