BSF man from Punjab guns down colleague

A BSF constable from Pathankot gunned down his colleague in a fit of rage.

THE TWO BSF CONSTABLES HAD AN ARGUMENT OVER A TRIVIAL MATTER FOLLOWING WHICH THE ACCUSED AJIT OPENED FIRE AT HIS COLLEAGUE

A BSF constable allegedly gunned down his colleague in a fit of rage after a minor tiff with him here at Braj Vihar locality, a police official said here on Monday.

After the incident, injured BSF constable Jagpreet Singh, hailing from Gurdaspur in Punjab, was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead, said senior superintendent of police Vaibhav Krishna.

The assailant soldier, constable Ajit Singh, hailing from Pathankot, has been arrested, the SSP added.

The incident took place in the morning at a public school campus at Braj Vihar under the Link Road police station area, where the 95th Battalion of BSF was stationed to assist the local police in handling law and order problem arising out of a farmers’ rally, the official said.

The battalion had arrived here from Gurugram to help police maintain law and order in Ghazibad during the transit of Kisan Kranti Padyatra through the city, he said.

The SSP said the two BSF constables had an argument over some trivial matter following which Ajit opened fire at his colleague. Jagpreet suffered four bullet wounds, including those in his head and thighs, he said.

The SSP said following the incident, BSF headquarters at New Delhi was informed about it and senior officials of the force visited the spot for a first-hand assessment of the situation.

The FIR was lodged by Company Commander Ripu Daman Singh, the SSP said.