India
4 CISF personnel killed in Kathua fratricide shooting
The Hindu··30 Sept
Four Central Industrial Security Force personnel died after a 2009-batch Head Constable opened fire at Sewa-II Hydroelectric Project in Kathua on Tuesday evening. Preliminary reports place the incident around 6.45 p.m. All four were taken to NHPC Hospital in Himachal Pradesh and succumbed. Deceased include an Assistant Commandant, a Sub Inspector and two constables. CISF ordered an internal inquiry.
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What It Means For You
- Staff at NHPC-linked hydro sites in Jammu and Kashmir face tightened internal reviews after fratricide.
- Local police now hold the accused Head Constable while CISF runs a parallel inquiry.
- Several border hydro projects rely on CISF deployments alongside state police.
What's Happening
- Officials said an argument preceded the Head Constable charging an office with an AK-47.
- The force handed the accused to police after colleagues overpowered him.
- Joint search operations continued earlier Tuesday across Rajouri, Poonch and Kathua districts.
Security at hydro projects
- CISF guards multiple hydroelectric installations in Jammu and Kashmir's border districts.
- Fratricide incidents trigger dual tracks of criminal investigation and force discipline probes.
- The Sewa-II unit sits close to the Himachal Pradesh border where NHPC runs care facilities.
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