Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel — Assistant Commandant Shahul Harshan B, 28, and Assistant Sub-Inspector Purnanand Bhuyan, 47 — were killed when one of their colleagues, Deepender Yadav opened fire on them in Jharkhand. Deepender, injured in the incident, was said to be ‘drunk’. The CRPF men were deployed for election duty in Bokaro.
The incident took place on Monday around 9.30 p.m.
A CRPF official said an inquiry had been ordered.
A “drunk” jawan allegedly shot dead two CRPF personnel, including an officer, and injured another at his camp in poll-bound Jharkhand, officials said on Tuesday. This is the second incident of fratricide in the central armed police force in less than a week.
The CRPF unit was deployed for polls in Jharkhand, where voting for two phases has been completed and three more are to be held.
They identified those killed as Assistant Commandant Shahul Harshan B, 28, and Assistant Sub-Inspector Purnanand Bhuyan, 47. Constable Yadav is among the two injured.
The injured have been moved out to the state capital Ranchi.
On December 4, an ITBP soldier allegedly opened fire at his colleagues in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district and killed five personnel and injured two. He then killed himself.
A preliminary investigation has found the soldier had a “dispute” with the five he killed, sources have said. A CoI is being conducted.
The sources have added that the ITBP soldier had stated to his unit commander in July that he will avail leave to go home in December
(With PTI inputs)
