A soldier posted in an Army dog unit was found dead inside a military camp in Jammu on Sunday (April 19, 2026), officials said.

The soldier was found in his room in the family quarters area of the camp at Nagrota in the early hours of the day, they said.

The body of the deceased was shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital for medico-legal formalities.

The exact cause of death will be ascertained after the completion of the investigation, the officials said.

They said the Army has initiated a departmental inquiry, while police have also started inquest proceedings to probe the circumstances leading to his death.