The bullet-riddled bodies of the two cops were seen lying inside a police van near a temple in Udhampur (PTI photo) JAMMU: A policeman allegedly shot dead his colleague with an AK-47 assault rifle before turning the weapon on himself in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district early Sunday, officials said.The two policemen along with another colleague were travelling from north Kashmir’s Sopore to the Subsidary Training Centre (STC), Talwara, in Reasi district of Jammu region when the incident took place. The bullet-riddled bodies of the two cops were seen lying inside a police van near the Kali Mata temple in Rehembal area of Udhampur around 6.30 am.Officials said the head constable opened fire at the driver over some argument before ending his own life.A selection grade constable, who was also travelling in the vehicle, escaped unhurt and is being questioned, they said.Udhampur SSP Amod Ashok Nagpure said the accused used his AK 47 assault rifle in the firing.”They were posted in Sopore and belonged to Kashmir. The accused constable shot dead his colleague before killing himself,” the officer said. “Initial probe reveals it is a case of fratricide and suicide,” police said.
J&K cop shoots dead colleague after tiff, then kills himself | India News
