India, Nov. 8 -- GORAKHPUR

A 33-year-old Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawan was allegedly found dead while on duty at a border outpost along the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, police said. .

The deceased was posted at the Khanuwa Border Outpost (BOP) under the SSB's 66th Battalion.

The incident occurred around 1.40am. The sound of a gunshot alerted fellow personnel, who rushed to the spot and found him critically injured. He later succumbed to his injuries.

Nautanwa circle officer Basant Singh said police received information about the death and immediately dispatched a team to the border outpost.

"The body has been taken into custody and sent for post-mort...