A Border Security Force (BSF) man allegedly shot dead a colleague with his service rifle after an altercation in Ghaziabad on Monday morning.
Ajeet Singh from Punjab allegedly fired two shots at 26-year-old Jagpreet Singh, the police said.
Law and order duty
The incident took place at a school in Ghaziabad’s Brij Vihar where a BSF unit had arrived on Sunday for taking up law and order duty during the ‘Kisan Yatra’ in which thousands of farmers are slated to march to Delhi from western Uttar Pradesh.
“There was some altercation between the two constables on Sunday night. They both were staying in one of the rooms of the school. Around 8 a.m. on Monday, the accused fired two shots with his Insas rifle at the victim, killing him. One of the bullets hit his head while other hit his body. Senior BSF officials have been informed. The unit is based at Gurugram,” said Dr. Rakesh Mishra, Circle Officer (Sahibabad).
“Prima facie reason is a minor scuffle between the two constables over some personal issue. The accused is under police custody. Legal action is being taken up,” said Vaibhav Krishna, Ghaziabad’s Senior Superintendent of Police.
