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CISF Jawan Kills Four Colleagues with AK-47 in Alleged Fratricide Case in J&K's Kathua, Accused Arrested

The accused head constable was taken into custody, and CISF headquarters ordered a court of inquiry after the shooting killed four personnel.

  • On Tuesday, four Central Industrial Security Force personnel were killed following a shooting at the Sewa Power Project in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir.
  • An argument between personnel at the Sewa Power Project escalated into a scuffle, prompting CISF Head Constable Awadhesh Kumar to open fire on colleagues using his service weapon.
  • The deceased include Assistant Commandant Ankit Kumar Pandey, Sub-Inspector Laxman Singh, Constable Rafiq Ahmed, and Constable Sandeep Kumar, who succumbed to injuries at the NHPC hospital.
  • Police have taken CISF Head Constable Awadhesh Kumar into custody and launched an investigation into the circumstances of the shooting at the Mashka village site.
  • The CISF has ordered a formal court of inquiry into the incident, with senior officers monitoring the situation near the Himachal Pradesh border.
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आज तक broke the news on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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