KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
In a suspected case of fratricide, an army man was killed and another injured on Thursday, in a firing incident in Ganderbal district of Kashmir.
“One army man has died while another was injured in firing incident at Safapora in Ganderbal district today,” PTI quoted an army official as having said yesterday.
He said a court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident.
The deceased has been identified as Sepoy B Venkataiah while the injured is Havaldar Manohar Singh.
Notably, a newspaper report had said that an army man had died after he accidentally fired from his rifle in which he lost his life.
Defence sources, however, said it was an incident of fratricide in which one army man shot at and injured his colleague before committing suicide.
Police officials said they have taken cognisance of the incident and were awaiting a report from the army for further proceedings in the case.
