Trooper shoots self in Kashmir

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper has shot himself dead after firing at two colleagues in a camp in the outskirts of Srinagar, police said. The trooper, identified as Mukesh Babu, opened fire at his colleagues in Pantha Chowk camp following a heated argument on Saturday evening. “After injuring his colleagues, the CRPF jawan locked himself in a bathroom where he shot himself dead with his service rifle,” police said. —