CRPF officer kills senior, self in Lodhi Estate area
A 55-year-old sub-inspector with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) allegedly shot dead his senior before killing himself in the Lodhi Estate area of the national capital on Friday night.
The sub-inspector has been identified as Karnail Singh while his senior has been identified as Inspector Dashrath Singh (56), both from the 122nd battalion of the force. The SI hailed from Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir, while the inspector was from Rohtak in Haryana.
According to a senior official, the incident took place around 10:30 pm on Friday at 61, Lodhi Estate, a bungalow allotted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
“An argument took place between Karnail Singh and his senior, Dashrath following which the SI allegedly killed the inspector with his service weapon and later shot himself dead,” said the official.
“The incident at 61, Lodhi Estate is an aberration which seems to have been committed at the spur of the moment. An enquiry has been ordered to establish the facts of the matter and will be taken to its logical end,” CRPF spokesperson Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Moses Dhinakaran said.Senior officials of the paramilitary force and local police reached the spot soon after the incident.
ACCORDING TO a senior official, an argument took place between Karnail Singh and his senior, Dashrath following which the SI allegedly killed the inspector with his service weapon and later shot himself dead