WEB DESK
In an incident of fratricide, a constable of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) allegedly opened fire at his colleagues in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Wednesday, killing five of them and injuring two others before shooting himself dead.
The incident took place around 8.30 am at a camp of the ITBP’s 45th battalion in Kadenar village, around 350 km from Raipur. ITBP constable Masudul Rahman opened fire from his service weapon, killing four troopers on the spot and injuring three other jawans, after some unknown dispute among them, officials said. One of the injured personnel succumbed to his injuries, they said.
“Constable Musdul Rahman opened fire at colleagues before shooting himself and no cross firing or neutralising was done by the colleagues, said ITBP spokesperson Vivek Kumar Pandey.
