Assam Rifles constable kills two officers

An Assam Rifles constable on Friday shot dead his captain and subedar in Manipur.

The constable later turned his service weapon on himself.

The incident occurred at 9 am at Nun Tamkuki when Havildar Avdesh Singh shot and killed Captain S J R Chowdhury and Subedar Ranjit Mamon following a dispute, army sources said.

Sharma, who then shot himself, was in a critical condition, the sources said.

Details about the dispute that triggered the attack were not immediately available.

Officials in Delhi said Chowdhury belonged to Andhra Pradesh while Mamon was a resident of Dimapur in Nagaland.

Sharma hailed from Bihar.

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