A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan allegedly opened furnace at a force camp here on Sunday, leaving four of his colleagues dead and every other injured.
The accused constable Sateppa S K used to be also killed in the fratricidal incident that took location between 9:30 and 9:45 AM in the campus of the 144th battalion in Khasa area of the district, about 12-13 km short of the Attari-Wagah border crossing along the India-Pakistan worldwide front, an officer said.
However, it used to be not right away clear if the accused jawan shot himself or used to be fired upon by others.
Officials stated the accused was interestingly upset about his responsibility hours and even fired photographs at the automobile of the commanding officer parked in the campus.
A BSF spokesperson stated that in an unlucky incident, 5 BSF troops have been killed at a pressure camp in Amritsar in a fratricidal incident The sixth jawan is vital and is admitted to a hospital.
The victims consist of personnel in the ranks of constable and head constable.
The spokesperson said a court docket of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the facts.
Senior officers of the border force and Punjab Police had been at the spot, they said.
