2 SSB jawans killed in fratricidal incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam

01:27 July 07

A sentry opened fire on a camp officer near the court complex and then shot himself with his service rifle, killing himself.

According to sources, there was some argument between the ASI and the sentry and afterwards, the sentry unexpectedly shot the officer and then killed himself. Police have arrived on the scene to assess the situation.

An SSB official said that a quarrel broke out between Assistant Sub-Inspector Sandeep Kumar Ballot No. 13050920 and Constable Hemant Sharma Ballot No. 100641097 at the main gate of PC Kulgam. Both are from SSB 49G Company. Constable Hemant fired his I-Insas rifle and killed the ASI on the spot while Hemant also shot himself. Both died on the spot.

Police also called an FSL team and lodged a report. The bodies of the two soldiers were sent to the district hospital for postmortem.

23:59 July 06

A constable of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) killed his guard commander following an altercation and later killed himself in Kulgam area of Jammu and Kashmir today: SSB Official

22:36 July 06

2 SSB jawans killed in fratricidal incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam

Srinagar: Two paramilitary Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) personnel were killed in a fratricidal incident in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Monday evening.

As per reports, the incident took place at their place of posting.