Jawan opens fire in Manipur camp, kills 2 colleagues before shooting himself

A CRPF jawan opened fire at a camp in Manipur. At least two jawans were killed in the incident while eight others sustained injuries.

In Short

• CRPF japan opened fire at a camp in Manipur
• Killed two colleagues in incident, injures eight others
• Jawan later died by suicide using a service weapon

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan opened fire on his colleagues at a camp in Manipur, killing two personnel and injuring eight others before shooting himself.

According to initial reports, the attack is believed to have stemmed from a personal dispute. Police have launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the incident and uncover any underlying factors that may have led to the violence.

"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, he also died by suicide using a service weapon. The personnel belonged to F-120 Coy CRPF. Senior officers of Police and CRPF rushed to the spot," the Manipur Police said on X.

The injured jawans were taken to a hospital for treatment.

Notably, President's Rule was imposed in Manipur today, a few days after N Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister. Security has been increased in the state and the Army has been deployed outside the Kangal Fort in Imphal.