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Four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, including a company commander, were killed after a fellow jawan allegedly opened fire at a power project in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday.
The incident took place at the Sewa Hydel Power Project in the Basohli area of Kathua, near the Chamera Dam on the Ravi River, according to officials.
The deceased have been identified as Assistant Commandant Ankit Kumar Pandey, the company commander; Sub-Inspector Lakshman Singh; and constables Sanjeev Kumar and Mohd Rafiq.
The CISF personnel who allegedly opened fire was apprehended following the incident. The motive behind the shooting was not immediately known, and an investigation was underway.
The remote location of the incident, in the extreme end of Kathua district, means the site is accessible through neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, officials said.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances that led to the firing.