BSF jawan arrested for shooting colleagues over 'duty dispute' in Rajasthan's Barmer; injured soldiers out of danger

A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was arrested after he shot two fellow soldiers in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Monday night, according to a News18 report. Both the injured were rushed to a district hospital and are out of danger, according to the report. Constable Vimal Kumar shot head constable M Prakash and constable Purshottam Kumar with his Insas rifle in the stomachs at the Deepla border post located in Sedwa village as he was annoyed with one of his superior officers, PTI reported. The Sedwa police first visited the location and then the hospital where the jawans were admitted to conduct an investigation. Meanwhile, Vimal is being interrogated. BSF inspector Tenzing Bhutia filed a case and commander Pradeep Kumar Sharma visited the hospital to enquire about the jawans’ health, as per the report. A case has been registered under relevant sections against the accused at a local police station, Superintendent of Police (SP), Barmer, Rashi Dogra added. With inputs from agencies