BSF jawan guns down senior colleague in Kashmir

A jawan of the paramilitary Border Security Force was gunned down by his senior colleague in the second incident of fratricide this week in south Kashmir.

Police sources said head constable of the BSF identified as P K Hanjan fired upon his colleague with his service weapon after an altercation inside the camp located at Malangpora in Pulwama district on Friday morning.

The jawan identified as Susheel Kumar of the 2nd battalion BSF died on the spot. The head constable has been arrested.

In a major fratricidal incident, a jawan of the paramilitary central reserve police force gunned down three of his colleagues inside a barrack in Kulgam town on Sunday after an altercation. He was later arrested by the local police.

A senior CRPF officer said the jawans are given regular leaves to join their families and counselling facilities have been put in place at the camp level.