Kolkata: A BSF jawan today allegedly opened fire from his service weapon, killing a colleague and injuring three others in West Bengal's Malda district. Officials said the suspected fratricidal incident occurred early morning at the Farrakka battalion camp of the Border Security Force when constable Basant Singh allegedly fired on his fellow personnel who were asleep. While Head Constable Moolchand succumbed to his injuries on the spot inside the camp, the injured who were rushed to the hospital include constables Kamal Basa, S K Prabhakar and Surender.
“All have borne bullet injuries fired from the INSAS rifle of Singh. About 4-5 rounds are suspected to have been fired,” officials said.
The reasons for Singh taking the extreme step are being probed, they said.
Singh (35) is on the run and a manhunt has been launched to nab him, they said.
BSF's 20th battalion is deployed in the area for border guarding duties along the Indo-Bangla border. Senior officials of the force have rushed to the spot to speak to their men and assist local police in investigations, they said.
