A 33-year-old Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawan died in an incident reported as suicide at the Khanua Border Outpost on the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district on November 8, 2026. Reports say he shot himself in the chest with his service rifle.
Jawan found inside the camp
The jawan was Manjeet Kumar, a resident of Jamhor village in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, who served with the SSB’s 66th Battalion. He joined the force on June 23, 2014. According to updated reports, he was scheduled for duty from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. After collecting his rifle, he did not report to his post. A search began when the duty commander noticed he was missing at around 2 a.m. Kumar was later found dead beneath a staircase inside the camp, with the rifle beside him.
Family circumstances reported
Reports say Kumar had returned from leave approximately five days earlier, giving the approximate date as around October 3, and had been under mental distress since his return. His elder brother had died around two-and-a-half months earlier. Kumar had married two years ago and is survived by a two-and-a-half-month-old son. His father, Suresh Ram, is deceased, and his mother is Nagina Devi. He is also survived by two brothers and a sister.
Investigation underway
Police and senior SSB officers went to the scene. The Station House Officer of Sonauli and the Circle Officer of Nautanwa attended, while a forensic team collected evidence. Kumar’s family was informed, and his body was sent for post-mortem examination. An investigation is underway; the precise circumstances have not been officially confirmed and remain subject to the investigating agencies’ findings.
