Jammu and Kashmir: CISF constable allegedly shoots wife and 2 others with service rifle in Kishtwar
The constable has been arrested and an investigation is under way.
A constable of the Central Industrial Security Force allegedly shot dead his wife and two others early Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, IANS reported.
The constable, Ingalapa Surinder, worked with the National Hydel Power Corporation and was stationed at the Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Plant. He is believed to have used his service rifle to kill his wife, a colleague and the colleague’s wife.
A murder case has been registered, Kishtwar’s Senior Superintendent of Police Abrar Choudhary told Greater Kashmir, adding that forensic experts will help the district police in the investigation. He said the investigation would be completed within 12 hours.
Surinder was arrested on Thursday morning and the rifle he used was seized, police said.
An extra-marital relationship is believed to have led to the incident, Greater Kashmir reported, without further details.
#CISF constable allegedly shoots dead three, including his wife and colleague, in Kishtwar in J-K: Officials.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 30, 2017
