28/06/2022
Sad News📰:-
An Army jawan allegedly shot dead two of his colleagues at Mirthal cantonment in Punjab's Pathankot district on Monday , a police official said.
The 22 - year - old sepoy allegedly opened fire on two havildars from West Bengal and Maharashtra in the early hours of Monday , the police official said.
The sepoy , who has been serving in the Army for four years , had fled from the scene leaving behind his service weapon , but was nabbed later.
A Naik - rank Army official , in a complaint filed with the police , said they heard gun shots when they were sleeping . He , along with his colleagues , immediately informed their seniors about the incident and the injured were taken to a hospital in Pathankot where they were declared dead by doctors.
A massive manhunt was launched by police and Army personnel and the accused was nabbed a few kilometers away from the cantonment , the police official said.
