The on-duty CISF constable, Balveer Singh, used his INSAS service rifle, shortly after completing his 3-hour morning duty, fatally injuring four colleagues, including a senior head constable, in Bihar's Aurangabad district
Days after a Border Security Force (BSF) soldier shared a video of poor food rationed to the troops at the border and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans complained about disparity and discrimination meted to the forces, a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable on Thursday shot down four of his colleagues.
The on-duty CISF constable, Balveer Singh, used his INSAS service rifle, shortly after completing his 3-hour morning duty, fatally injuring four colleagues, including a senior head constable, in Bihar's Aurangabad district. Only three weeks ago, Singh had completed a CISF-mandated yoga training course at the Regional Training Centre in Deoli, Rajasthan, and had resumed service earlier this month after a short leave, confounding authorities on the reasons for his violent rampage.
Deployed at the under-construction thermal power project at the Nabinagar Power Generation Company Pvt Ltd (NPGCPL), Singh was on duty on Thursday afternoon when he lost his cool and opened fire, Aurangabad SP Satya Prakash told the media. Two constables died on the spot and the other two succumbed to their injuries before reaching the hospital. "Singh has been arrested and is being interrogated. Investigation is under way and more details are awaited," he added.
The deceased have been identified as assistant sub-inspector GS Ram and general duty head constables Baccha Sharma, Amarnath Mishra and Arvind Kumar. Police said Singh had indulged in an argument over shift duty and also had some leave issues, which may have instigated him to take such a step.
Senior CISF officials, however, rejected the argument that Singh took the extreme step out of frustration over leave or any mental stress, which is among the major reasons for suicide and fratricide cases among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
From November 10-December 23, Singh was at the yoga training course and not on operational duty. He proceeded on leave till January 3 to his native village Raopur in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh. "He had opted leave for 87 days last year and resumed duty last week. So we cannot say he was not given leave to meet his family or was stressed,'' CISF PRO Manjit Singh said.
Singh had joined the force in 2008 and officials said there was no previous record of indiscipline or rash behaviour. The CISF has ordered an inquiry to investigate the cause prompting Singh to commit fratricide.
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