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- An Assam police constable, Chiranjib Choudhury, allegedly shot dead two colleagues — officer-in-charge Indrajit Bora and constable Fazrul Ali — with a service AK-47 at the Gamerimura police outpost in Kamrup Rural district on Wednesday night after a verbal exchange.
- The victims were declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital.
- The accused has been arrested, a case registered, and the bodies sent for postmortem at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.
- The incident follows a similar shooting by a CRPF assistant sub-inspector in Nagaon district last month, raising concern about such violence involving service weapons.
What to watch next
- Findings of the investigation into the motive behind the firing
- Postmortem results from Gauhati Medical College and Hospital
- Whether authorities address repeated incidents of service-weapon violence in security forces
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Punam Pegu
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“We are investigating the matter and the accused has been arrested. The motive behind the firing is not clear yet but there was a verbal exchange last night, that we have been informed”
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…Choudhury, allegedly opened fire at the outpost’s officer-in-charge, Indrajit Bora, and constable Fazrul Ali during the altercation. Both men were taken to a nearby hospital but were declared dead on arrival. “ We are investigating the matter and the accused has been arrested. The motive behind the firing is not clear yet but there was a verbal exchange last night, that we have been informed ,” additional superintendent of police, Kamrup Rural, Punam Pegu, told HT on Thursday morning. “The bodies have been sent for postmortem at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and we have registered a case to…
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