CRPF man kills 3 colleagues, injures self too

Udhampur, March 20

A CRPF jawan fired at himself after allegedly shooting down his three colleagues at a camp in Battal Ballian industrial area of Udhampur late tonight.

The incident occurred after Constable Ajit Kumar got into a verbal duel with his colleagues over some issue at the camp of 187 Battalion of CRPF, following which he opened fire with his service rifle. The deceased have been identified as head constables Pokarmal R of Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, Yogendra Sharma of Delhi and Umed Singh of Rewari in Haryana.

Later, Kumar, who  hails from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, also shot himself and suffered serious injuries. He was later shifted to a nearby military hospital, sources said. — TNS