Chhattisgarh police constable shoots two colleagues dead, injures two others

Prima facie it appears that the constable was taunted by his colleagues. Police are investigating to find out if there are other motives

A Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) police constable shot dead two of his colleagues at a police camp in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district on Wednesday morning. Two others were also injured in the firing. Police have arrested the constable. Prima facie it appears that he was taunted by his colleagues.

Inspector General of Police [Sarguja Range] Ankit Garg said the incident happened around 11 am at a camp in Bhutahi Mor. “Constable Ajay Sidar shot at his fellow constables in which two – Rupesh Patel and Sandeep Pandey – died and two others were injured. Both the injured are out of danger and have been brought to Kusmi for treatment…,” Mr. Garg said. The injured constables are Ambuj Shukla and Rahul Baghel.

The Bravo Company of CAF has been deployed at the camp to check the Naxal movement.

Mr. Garg said that Mr. Sidar, a 24-year-old from Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, was taken into custody and the police conducted preliminary investigations at the spot.

A police officer part of the investigating team said the group of personnel was having their meal in a barrack when the incident took place.

“It has emerged that he was subjected to taunts by his colleagues. We are probing whether it was a one-off thing or something that had been going on for a while and we are looking at other factors, including personal reasons, to ascertain if there were other factors too,” said Mr. Garg later in the evening.

Published - September 18, 2024 09:06 pm IST