CISF Jawan Firing In Kathua: How A Dispute Over Toddler At Worksite Escalated Into Shooting That Claimed 4 Lives
A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) head constable opened fire at a hydroelectric power project in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, killing four of his colleagues following a dispute over his family bringing their toddler to the workplace, an official said. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at the Sewa-III hydroelectric power project in Mashka village of Basohli, close to the…
A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) head constable named Avdesh Kumar Singh opened fire on his coworkers at a hydroelectric power plant in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the deaths of four colleagues. The incident transpired on Tuesday evening at the Sewa-III hydroelectric power plant in Mashka village near the Himachal Pradesh border.
Singh allegedly discharged 18 rounds from his AK-47 rifle, killing Assistant Commandant Ankit Kumar Pandey, Sub-Inspector Lakshman Singh, and constables Rafiq Ahmed and Sandeep Kumar. Singh and his wife, Head Constable Pooja Devi, both worked at the same site but on different shifts. Tensions arose from their repeated presence with their young child on the premises, which the unit administration had prohibited.
The situation worsened when they allegedly brought the child to the site again, leading to an altercation with company officials. Singh stormed into the Operations Section office and began firing at the four CISF personnel present, before being subdued by his colleagues. Singh carried 150 rounds of ammunition and was subsequently taken into custody. The injured were rushed to a hospital in Himachal Pradesh but all four succumbed to their injuries.
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