Samba man among 4 CRPF personnel shot dead by colleague

JAMMU: In a tragic incident, four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including a sub-inspector from Samba district deployed for anti-Naxal operations, were killed and another wounded in a gunfire allegedly opened by their colleague at a camp in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
The fratricide was reported around 5 PM at the 'G' company camp of the paramilitary force's 168th battalion in Basaguda in Raipur.
According to preliminary information, constable Sanath Kumar (35) allegedly opened fire with his service weapon, an AK 47 rifle, leaving four personnel dead on the spot and another injured, he said.
Among the deceased was Sub-Inspector Vikey Sharma, 34, hailing from Samba district, while others have been identified as SI Megh Singh (52) from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Assistant SI Rajveer Singh (48) from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan and constable G Sankara Rao (37) from Vijaynagram in Andhra Pradesh, a police official told, adding that ASI Gajanand (49), a native of Rewari in Haryana, suffered injuries in his ribs during the firing.
Officials said Kumar was soon overpowered and apprehended by other colleagues who were present in the camp. The jawans reportedly had a brawl before the fatal incident took place and a probe has been ordered into the incident, they added.
Three of the four CRPF men killed were senior to Kumar, a resident of Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh.
The bodies and the injured ASI were evacuated from Basaguda to Bijapur at 6 PM. An MI17 helicopter was sent to airlift the injured and the bodies to Raipur, they added.
Meanwhile Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has condemned the killing of the CRPF men -- deployed for anti-Naxal operations in the state.
Expressing condolence, Chief Minister Singh extended sympathy to the family members of the victims, according to an official statement.
He has also prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured ASI, it said.