2 CRPF personnel killed, 8 injured in gunfire opened by their colleague in Manipur camp
Imphal/IBNS: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed and eight others were injured as one of their colleagues opened fire at them at a camp in Manipur on Thursday evening.
The CRPF jawan opened fire from his service weapon before shooting himself at the force's camp in Lamsang in Imphal West district at around 8 pm.
The soldier belonged to the 120th battalion of the force, Manipur Police informed in a post on X.
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,…
— Manipur Police (@manipur_police) February 13, 2025
Senior officers of the police and CRPF have rushed to the spot.
The injured personnel have been shifted to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal.
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