BSF jawan fires at colleagues, kills four before taking his own life

Sunday, 6 March 2022Newsdesk

A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan allegedly opened fire inside the force’s headquarters in Khasa in Punjab’s Amritsar district Sunday morning and killed four of his colleagues before turning the weapon on himself, the police said.

New Delhi, 06 March 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, Amritsar Rural police senior superintendent of police (SSP) Deepak Hilori confirmed the five casualties, including that of the jawan who opened fire. Another BSF personal was also critically injured in the firing and is under treatment at a private hospital in Amritsar. The BSF has not released any statement so far, however, sources said that the jawan, who opened fire was upset with his duty hours. The incident occurred at 10:15 am and victims were declared brought dead at a private hospital at 11 am. BSF sources said constable Setteppa SK of ‘B’ Coy 144 Battalion used his duty weapon and started firing on his colleagues in the GF and the ORS barracks of the Khasa headquarters. “He also fired on the vehicle of Satish Mishra, officiating commandant of the 144 Battalion,” a source said.

Source - The Indian Express