Kolkata: A BSF jawan shot himself dead after killing a colleague at a camp in Murshidabad, a border town in West Bengal.
The incident took place at around 6:45 am at the Kakmarichar BSF camp. The camp is located in the Berhampur sector, 230 km from the state capital Kolkata. Head Constable Johnson Toppo tried to commit suicide after shooting another Head Constable, SG Shekhar, with a service rifle.
The two were summoned last year in connection with a police case involving the detention of a farmer at the border. There was a dispute over this when he returned to the post after night duty at the border. The BSF said Toppo then opened fire on Shekhar. Both were rushed to hospital but died later. Officials said a military court had been set up and ordered to investigate. Police have also registered a case in the incident.
Earlier in the day, a jawan killed four of his colleagues at a BSF camp in Amritsar, Punjab.
