Soldier
kills four colleagues in Kashmir army camp
Thursday April 28, 2011 09:04:33 AM,
Sheikh Qayoom, IANS
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Srinagar:
A soldier
went on a shooting spree inside an army camp in Anantnag district
of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, killing four of his colleagues
before he could be disarmed, police said.
"The soldier went berserk inside the army camp near Panzgam
village around 6 a.m., shooting four of his colleagues with his
service weapon before he could overpowered and disarmed," a senior
police officer told IANS.
"The four troopers died on the spot. The matter is under
investigation and the exact details of the incident are being
established."
Fratricidal shootouts in security forces have occurred many times
in Kashmir in the past.
Continued deployment under hostile conditions, separation from
families, lack of recreational facilities are among the factors
believed to cause such incidents among security forces.
To address the problem, counsellors have suggested better
recreational avenues, frequent leaves to troops to join their
families and a better command and control structure.
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