A Border Security Force (BSF) constable shot dead his superior officer, an assistant commandant, at the Indo-Pak outpost in Rattokey on Tuesday.
A senior BSF official said that Anil Kumar, the accused, was disturbed for the last few days as his Assistant Commandant JC Pandey had charged him of gross indiscipline and filed a report against him with the higher authorities.
Sources said that furious over the matter, Anil Kumar approached his Assistant Commandant, late night on Monday and without uttering a word fired five rounds at him, killing him on the spot.
After the incident he fled the scene of crime, firing continuously to keep his colleagues at bay.
Kumar was carrying his official automatic rifle, which was fully loaded and kept firing at his colleagues till all his round were exhausted. Immediately after the incident, heavy forces were deployed to cordon off the entire area.
Meanwhile, Kumar who hails from Rajasthan has been apprehended and investigations are being carried out to ascertain the fact as why he took the drastic step of killing his senior official on duty near the international border.
On the other hand JC Pandey’s family in Uttarakhand has been informed about the incident.