{
  "id": 10722746,
  "title": "Four CISF personnel killed in fratricide incident in Kathua; accused held",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/four-cisf-personnel-killed-in-fratricide-incident-in-kathua-accused",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T15:47:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/four-cisf-personnel-killed-in-fratricide-incident-in-kathua-accused-held/article71525156.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, including an Assistant Commandant and a Sub-Inspector, were killed in a fratricide incident in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, according to The Hindu. The incident occurred at the Sewa-III hydroelectric power project in Mashka village, near the border with Himachal Pradesh, around 7.30 p.m. The accused, Head Constable Abhidesh Kumar, allegedly fired his service rifle following an argument with some of his colleagues, resulting in the critical injuries and eventual death of Assistant Commandant Ankit Kumar Pandey, Sub-Inspector Lakshman Singh, and constables Rafiq Ahmed and Sandeep Kumar. The accused was overpowered by his colleagues and arrested, with the service weapon used in the incident also seized as part of the investigation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Kathua shooting: CISF Head Constable kills 4 colleagues in Jammu and Kashmir",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/kathua-shooting-cisf-head-constable-kills-4-colleagues-in-jammu-and",
        "published": "2026-09-29T18:11:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}