J&Okay Crime: Cop Shoots Lifeless Colleague, Dies By Suicide In Udhampur

Jammu And Kashmir Information: In a tragic incident, a policeman allegedly shot lifeless his colleague with an AK-47 assault rifle earlier than turning the weapon on himself and taking his personal life in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district early Sunday, information company PTI reported, citing officers.

The incident happened when the 2 cops, together with one other colleague, have been travelling from north Kashmir’s Sopore to the Subsidiary Coaching Centre (STC) Talwara within the Reasi district of the Jammu area.

The bullet-riddled our bodies of the 2 cops have been seen mendacity inside a police van close to the Kali Mata temple within the Rehembal space of Udhampur round 6:30 am. Talking on the incident, officers mentioned the pinnacle constable opened hearth on the driver over some argument earlier than committing suicide. A range grade constable, who was additionally travelling within the automobile, escaped unharmed and is being questioned, they said.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Udhampur, Amod Ashok Nagpure, mentioned the accused used his AK-47 assault rifle within the firing. Citing the preliminary info pertaining to the incident, the officer mentioned, “They have been posted in Sopore and belonged to Kashmir. The accused shot lifeless his colleague earlier than killing himself,” as quoted by PTI.

Earlier the police mentioned in an announcement that, “At the moment, at about 6:30 am, Police Station Rehembal obtained info that two policemen from Sopore travelling in direction of STC Talwara in a division automobile have suffered bullet accidents as a consequence of firing. “Preliminary investigation reveals that it’s a case of fratricide and suicide. Senior cops have reached the spot, and an investigation is underway,” it mentioned.

(With PTI Inputs)