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4 CISF Jawans Dead: A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel allegedly opened fire on his colleagues on Tuesday (September 29) evening in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Four CISF personnel including the Assistant Commandant were killed in this firing. Officials said the incident took place around 7.30 pm at the Seva-III Hydroelectric Project located in Mashka village of Basohli, near the Himachal Pradesh border.
According to preliminary information, accused head constable Abhidesh Kumar allegedly opened fire with his service rifle after an argument with some colleagues. Officials said four CISF personnel were seriously injured in the firing. He later died during treatment at the nearby NHPC hospital. The deceased have been identified as Assistant Commandant Ankit Kumar Pandey, Sub-Inspector Laxman Singh and constables Rafiq Ahmed and Sandeep Kumar.
He said that after the firing, the accused was controlled by his colleagues and later arrested. As part of the investigation, the service rifle used in the incident has also been seized. Officials said senior CISF and police officials have reached the spot. He said that the circumstances that led to the argument and subsequent firing are being investigated.
There was a dispute between the soldiers
According to news agency ANI, before the incident, there was an argument over some issue among the soldiers in the Service-III Hydroelectric Project Unit. After this the head constable allegedly started firing. Considering the seriousness of the incident, an internal investigation is being initiated by CISF. In the investigation, information will be collected about the reason for the firing, the dispute between the soldiers and the circumstances before the incident. At present, other details related to the incident are being investigated by the police and CISF.
LeT’s most-wanted terrorist killed in encounter
Meanwhile, a most wanted terrorist of Pakistan-based terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed in an encounter with Rashtriya Rifles in the high altitude area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. Kashmir-based Chinar Corps did not reveal the identity of the slain terrorist. But officials identified him as Suleman Shah alias Musa. The Army posted on Twitter that it had launched the operation in coordination with other security forces in the general area of Koragg, Yusmarg in central Kashmir.
“The alert troops noticed suspicious activity and when challenged, the terrorists opened fire, leading to a fierce exchange of fire in which one terrorist was killed,” the Army said. Officials said that the operation is still going on and during this, Musa was killed in the encounter in the forest area Dudhpathri.
He said Musa, wanted for his involvement in several attacks on both sides of the Pir Panjal ranges over the years, had escaped the encounter in the Yusmarg hills earlier this month. According to officials, his close aide Yasir was killed in the encounter that took place on September 5. Officials said that the killing of Musa is being considered as the biggest blow to Lashkar-e-Taiba in Jammu and Kashmir.