New Delhi: On Friday (July 15) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a soldier shot dead a fellow jawan in a brotherhood case and later committed suicide. According to PTI, Naik Imtiaz Ahmed had a fight with constable Ibrar during a Road Opening Party (ROP) exercise in Surankot area around 5.30 am, after which Ahmed shot Ibrar and two others on the spot. wounded soldiers.
Later, Ahmed shot himself in the stomach with his service weapon and died in the hospital.
The injured soldiers have been admitted to the hospital. Sources told PTI that a Court of Inquiry (COI) has been ordered to probe the incident. The Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a case and started investigation into the matter.
(with agency input)