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Manipur: 3 Dead, 8 Injured As CRPF Jawan Opens Fire At Camp Before Taking His Own Life

Accused Havildar Sanjay Kumar opened fire from his weapon killing a constable and a sub-inspector of the force on the spot. He laܫter turned the gun on himself and has been declared dea🌜d, the sources said.

CRPF jawan (Representational Image)
CRPF jawan (Representational Image) Photo: PTI
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A CR𒆙PF jawan allegedly killed three of his colleagues and injured eight others before taking his own life at a camp in Manipur on Thursday, official sourcesꦡ said.

The incident took place at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Lam▨phel located in the Imphal West🐓 district at around 8.20 pm, they said.

Accused Havildar Sanjay Kumar opened fire from his weapon killing a constable and a sub-inspector of the force on the spot. He later turned the gun on himself𒅌 and has been declared dead, the sources said.

The accused was from the 120th battalion of the f♎orc🐷e.

Eight CRPF personnel have been injured in the firing and ꩲthey have been shifted to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal, they said.

The cause of the incident is being investigated and there was no official word from the force immꦆediately.

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