Ex-Serviceman Commits Suicide At Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Blames Government Apathy Over OROP In Suicide Letter
¡°I am laying down my life for my motherland and other brave soldiers."
An ex-serviceman allegedly committed suicide over the issue of One Rank One Pension scheme (OROP) at Jantar Mantar.
ANI
The 70-year-old ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal committed suicide by consuming poison at a park in New Delhi area on Tuesday evening.
Police recovered a handwritten note, which Garehwal had written to Parrikar on 31 October. The handwritten note reads: ¡°I am laying down my life for my motherland and other brave soldiers.¡±
ANI
Police said him along with some other ex-servicemen was in the process of submitting a memorandum to the Defence Ministry over the issue of OROP.
According to his friends, Grewal had been upset over the issue for some time.
He called us & informed he is committing suicide as the Govt has failed to fulfil their demands related to OROP: Son of Ram Kishan Garehwal pic.twitter.com/37WwsnBOao
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Ex-servicemen have been protesting over the OROP scheme introduced by the government.