J&K: SSB jawan kills officer, shoots himself

In a shocking turn of events, two Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) personnel were killed in a fratricide incident in south Kashmir's Kulgam district late Monday evening.

A Greater Kashmir report says the police official alleged a sentry constable Hemant Sharma had an argument with his officer, Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Sandeep Kumar, "The constable lost his cool and fired indiscriminately from his service rifle killing his officer.

It was reported later the constable also shot himself dead. A case has been registered and investigations are carried out

Meanwhile, the daily reported an army soldier working with 226 field unit in Boniyar area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district shot himself dead with his service weapon on Monday evening. The deceased soldier had been identified as S. Srinivas of Telangana.