ITBP jawan kills five colleagues before shooting self in Chhattisgarh
A
heated exchange between jawans in the camp of Indo-Tibetan
Border Police
(ITBP) in Chhattisgarh’s restive Narayanpur district took a fatal
twist Wednesday morning when a soldier sprayed bullets and killed
five colleagues before shooting self.
The
jawans were stationed in Kadenar camp of ITBP’s 45th battalion that
had been deployed in the area for counter insurgency operations. The
densely forested pocket is a stronghold of maoists.
Reports
reaching from the camp, about 350 kms from the state capital of
Chhattisgarh, said one of the jawan in the camp, M Rehman had heated
exchanges with his colleagues over some personal comment. In a fit of
rage, he opened fire with his service AK-47 rifle and killed five
jawans besides injuring four others. The incident took places at
around 9.30 am.
The
ITBP officials said Rehman, who hailed from Nadia in West Bengal,
later committed suicide by shooting self with the same weapon. Read
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