Raipur, December 4

An ITBP soldier allegedly opened fire at his colleagues in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Wednesday, killing five personnel and injuring two before killing himself in a suspected case of fratricide, police said.

The incident took place around 8.30 am in a camp of the ITBP’s 45th battalion at Kadenar village, around 350 km from Raipur, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI.

“An ITBP constable, identified as Masudul Rahman, opened fire from his service weapon, killing four troopers at the spot and injuring three other jawans, after some dispute,” he said.

Rahman killed his colleagues and then shot himself dead. He was not shot by other troops, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) spokesperson Vivek Kumar Pandey said in New Delhi.

One of the injured personnel succumbed to his injuries later, the Bastar range inspector general of police said.

The two injured soldiers were airlifted and admitted to a private hospital in Raipur, he added.

Those killed had been identified as head constables Mahendra Singh and Daljit Singh, and constables Surjit Sarkar, Biswaroop Mahto and Bijeesh, apart from Rahman, he said.

Besides, constables SB Ullas and Sitaram Doon were injured.

They all belonged to the ITBP’s 45th battalion, he added. PTI