Chhattisgarh: ITBP Personnel Open Fire at Each Other Over Dispute in Narayanpur, Five Jawans Killed
At least five personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police were killed and three got injured after a clash in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Wednesday.
Narayanpur, December 4: At least five personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police were killed and three got injured after a clash in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Wednesday. According to initial reports, ITBP jawan Rahman Khan allegedly opened fire at his colleagues after some sort of dispute. ITBP to Have Two New Commands.
The clash took place at the Kadenar camp of ITBP's 45th battalion in Narayanpur, around 350 km from Raipur, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told news agency PTI. Four jawans were killed on the spot and three others injured in the firing.
Later, the jawan who opened fire was also gunned down. The reason behind the dispute was not immediately known. The injured personnel were being shifted to hospital. Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg rushed to the spot.
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