Soldier kills 2 colleagues in Pathankot, held

Two army men were shot dead by a junior colleague at the 15th Guard Army Complex at Mirthal cantonment in Pathankot district

Two army men were shot dead by a junior colleague at the 15th Guard Army Complex at Mirthal cantonment in Pathankot district on Monday night.

A senior police officer said Kumar had been working in the army for the last four years. He shot down two head constables in their sleep over a verbal altercation and fled from the cantonment. (Representative Image/HT File)

“The accused, sepoy Lokesh, 22, of Chattisgarh, fled after killing his two colleagues – Havildar Gauri Shankar of West Bengal and Havildar Suryakant of Maharashtra around 2.30am,” a police official said.

A senior police officer said Kumar had been working in the army for the last four years. He shot down two head constables in their sleep over a verbal altercation and fled from the cantonment. He used his service weapon, an INSAS rifle, which is the standard infantry weapon of the armed forces to gun down his colleagues.

“After joint efforts of the Punjab Police and the army teams, we nabbed the accused a few kilometers away from the cantonment”, he said, adding, “An FIR has been registered against him under section 302 (murder) of the IPC and relevant sections of the Arms Act. He will be produced in court on Tuesday.”