Policeman guns down colleague then shoots himself in Indian-controlled Kashmir

8/12/2024 17:09

A policeman gunned down his colleague using his service rifle AK-47 and later used the same weapon to kill himself Sunday morning in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.



The incident took place inside a police vehicle they were travelling in near the Kali Mata temple in Rehembal area of Udhampur district, about 198 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.



"Two police personnel have died and the third police personnel is safe. The bodies have been taken to Government Medical College Udhampur for postmortem and other procedures," senior police official Amod said, citing the result of an initial investigation.



Police have registered a case and ordered an investigation into the incident.



Meanwhile, the policeman who escaped unhurt in the incident is being questioned.