BSF officer shot dead, another injured by junior jawan

Agartala, June 8 (UNI) A Deputy Commandant (DC) of Border Security Force (BSF) was shot dead and an Assistant Commandant (ADC) seriously injured when a junior jawan fired at them last night in Tripura's south District's Puran Rajnagar border outpost.

According to police sources here today, the incident occurred when the BSF officers of 21 Battallion, Kameswar Singh And Alok Ranjan, after returning to the camp from patrolling saw one of their jawans roaming in the market during his duty hours and got involved in an altercation.

The enraged jawan fired bullets from his service rifle on the DC from close range killing him on the spot and injuring ADC, who tried to resist him. The ADC, who received bullet injuries, has been shifted to G B hospital where his condition was stated to be critical.

The incident created panic in the area. The jawan has been arrested and is being interrogated.

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