Ex-Army jawan found dead in Bihar’s Rohtas, poison tablets seized

The body of a former Army soldier who had taken voluntary retirement was found on a roadside in Motha village under Bihar's Rohtas district. Sulphas tablets believed to be poison were recovered near the body, police said on Sunday.

Bikramganj DSP Sindhu Shekhar Singh said that preliminary inquiries suggest the deceased may have been under stress or frustration, but the exact cause of death has not been established. A forensic science laboratory team collected evidence from the scene.

The body has been sent to Sasaram Sadar Hospital for post-mortem. Police are also checking missing person complaints from nearby stations. Investigators are awaiting forensic and post-mortem reports to determine the circumstances of the death.