Kathua shooting: CISF Head Constable kills 4 colleagues in Jammu and Kashmir | Today’s news
Four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were allegedly shot dead by the force commander following a verbal altercation at the Sewa-II hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday evening, officials told news agency ANI.
The incident reportedly took place around 7:00 pm at Sewa project in Mashka village located in Basohli area of Kathua district.
Citing the first report received from the scene of the incident, the CISF said in a statement that the accused head constable of 2009 had opened fire on his colleagues following an argument that broke out between them over a yet-to-be-known issue.
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The deceased CISF personnel were identified as Assistant Commandant Ankit Kumar Pandey, Constable Rafiq Ahmed, Constable Sandeep Kumar and Sub-Inspector Lakshman Singh.
According to the CISF, the injured personnel were initially taken to the NHPC hospital on the Himachal Pradesh side, where all four later succumbed to their injuries.
The accused head constable has been handed over to the local police for further investigation, officials said.
The force went on to say that “the circumstances that led to the altercation and subsequent shooting remain under investigation”.
More details are awaited, including the sequence of events and the weapons used.
The officials further said that the CISF is also launching an internal inquiry to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident.
Search operations at nearly a dozen places in JK’s Rajouri, Poonch and Kathua
Acting on reports of suspicious movements, search operations were launched throughout the day at a dozen locations across the border districts of Rajouri, Poonch and Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, according to PTI.
The operations were carried out jointly by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Army, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) in remote and heavily forested areas of the hilly districts.
The PTI report added that operations are underway in Peer Khana, Potha Narota and Andh villages in Kalakote and Thanda Pani and Kansar in Sunderbani areas of Rajouri; Panjwari, Kathera and adjoining areas in Kathua; and Upper Kasbalari, Theratopa, Nagal Gali, Kalaban and Patnateer in Mendhar sector of Poonch.
No contact was made with the suspects at any of the locations at that time. However, the forces maintained heightened vigilance and continued coordinated operations to trace all suspected persons and rule out the presence of terrorists or anti-national elements.
(With inputs from news agencies ANI, PTI)
