CISF jawan kills four colleagues with AK-47 in suspected fratricide in J&K's Kathua, arrested

The four deceased included an assistant commandant, one SI and two constables. All four succumbed to their injuries after being admitted to a hospital.

Four personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) were killed in a suspected case of fratricide in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, according to Kathua Senior Superintendent of Police Mohita Sharma. The accused was arrested following the firing incident which took place around 7:30pm.

The deaths were suspected to be the result of indiscriminate firing by an officer following an altercation between CISF personnel deployed at Sewa-III power project in Mashka village of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. The personnel were guarding the hydroelectric power station located on the Sewa River, a tributary of the Ravi.

Those killed included assistant commandant Ankit Kumar Pandey, SI Lakshman Singh, and constables Rafiq Ahmed and Sandeep Kumar. All four succumbed to their injuries after being admitted to NHPC Hospital in Himachal Pradesh.

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Suspected accused arrested

The accused CISF personnel, Abhidesh Singh, was overpowered by his other colleagues and arrested after the incident. He had used an AK-47 to fire upon his colleagues.

Police reached the spot and secured the area. Further details about the circumstances leading to the firing are awaited.

A principal correspondent, Ravi Krishnan Khajuria is the bureau chief at Jammu. With nearly 25 years of experience with Hindustan Times, The Tribune and Kashmir Times, he covers politics, defence, crime, terrorism, Indo-Pak border skirmishes, legislative assembly proceedings, health and civic and environmental issues for Jammu region. He also reports geo-political developments from strategic Ladakh region.Read More