A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Jawan who was on election duty in Jharkhand shot two of his seniors dead and injured another in Bokaro late on Monday. As per the officials, this was the second incident of fratricide in the poll-bound state within 24 hours.
The incident took place on Monday, at 9:30 pm, the officials said that the constable of CRPF’s 226th battalion was drunk when he shot at an assistant commandant and an assistant sub-inspector. He was also injured in the shooting.
CRPF officials said the reasons for the latest incident are not known yet and that senior officials have rushed to the spot. An officer informed that a probe into the matter is underway.
This is not the first time such kind of incident has taken place. A similar incident was reported in Ranchi when a constable of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) shot dead his company commander before killing himself.
