J&K: 3 CRPF jawans killed in fratricide incident
Firing shots were heard inside the barrack of 18th Battalion CRPF at Kulgam town, 75 km from here, at around 10.45 PM on Saturday night, a senior police officer said.
Head Constables Suman Pillay and P Sibbu died on the spot while SD Murthy and Javed Hussain (same rank) were critically injured in the firing incident.
Hussain, who had sustained injuries from bullets and a sharp-edged weapon, later succumbed while being shifted to a hospital here, the officer said.
All
the
four
jawans
were
posted
as
drivers
in
the
force.
Superintendent
of
Police
Kulgam
Maqsood-uz-Zaman
said
the
other
jawans,
who
were
present
inside
the
barrack
at
the
time
of
incident,
have
been
detained
for
questioning.
"We
have
started
investigations.
It
is
premature
to
comment
on
it
yet,"
he
added.
This
is
the
first
incident
of
fratricide
in
CRPF
this
year
in
the
Kashmir
Valley.
PTI