The Wire Staff 
New Delhi: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan allegedly opened fire, killing two colleagues and injuring eight others before taking his own life in Lamsang, Imphal West on Thursday (February 13).
According to a Manipur Police post on X, the incident occurred at around 8 pm inside a CRPF camp and the personnel belonged to F-120 Coy CRPF.
“In an unfortunate incident, tonight at around 8 pm, a suspected case of fratricide happened inside a CRPF camp in Lamsang under Imphal West District wherein one CRPF jawan opened fire killing 02 (two) of his own CRPF colleagues on the spot and injuring 08 (eight) others. Later, he also committed suicide by using service weapon. The personnel belonged to F-120 Coy CRPF. Senior officers of Police and CRPF have rushed to the spot,” the Manipur Police wrote.
According to news agency PTI, the accused’s name is Sanjay Kumar. He opened fire from his weapon killing a constable and a sub-inspector of the force on the spot.
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