Jammu, Jul 16 (IANS): A constable of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) opened fire at three of his colleagues before shooting himself dead in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said on Saturday.
ITBP in a statement said a constable of 8th Battalion was reported to have opened fire injuring three of his colleagues in Udhampur.
“He later shot himself and died. He was part of an ad-hoc battalion deployed in J&K looking after the security duties,” ITBP said.
“Incident took place at around 3.30 pm today at the Devika Ghat Community Centre, Udhampur. Constable/GD Bhupendra Singh was part of the F Company of the 2nd Adhoc Battalion of the ITBP.”
All injured have been shifted to the hospital and are safe. A court of inquiry has been ordered.
The incident comes just a day after two army jawans were killed in a suspected case of fratricide inside an army installation at Surankote in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.
Bilt has launched its new Bilt 2.0 credit cards. Cardholders who received their new card…
Rove Miles is a new travel loyalty program launched in 2025. It lets users earn…
ContactMeCard offers a smart digital business card with NFC and QR sharing, no app needed,…
Activating your Bank of Hawaii card online is simple. Visit the official activation page, enter…
If your GE Profile dishwasher stops working, simple checks like power supply, clogged filters, spray…
To activate your ENT debit card online, register for online banking, log in at ent.com,…