A policeman allegedly shot dead his colleague with his service weapon inside the district police lines in Kathua, reportedly after an argument.
The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Yunis, a head constable and a native of Bharakh in Pouni tehsil of Reasi district. The accused, identified as selection grade constable Iqbal Singh of Shabe Chak village of Kathua district, has been arrested.
“Both had a verbal duel over some issue and Iqbal Singh, in a fit of rage, opened five to six rounds of fire from his AK-47 rifle and killed Mohammad Yunis on the spot,” said a police officer. The incident took place around 10.50pm on Wednesday.
The body of the deceased was shifted to Government Medical College Kathua where post-mortem was conducted on Thursday.