An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) constable shot himself to death after opening fire at three of his colleagues in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur on Saturday. Those inured have been shifted to hospital and are out of danger, an officer said.
The incident took place at the Devika Ghat Community Centre around 3.30 pm when Bhupendra Singh, who belonged to the 8th Battalion of ITBP, shot at his colleagues, leading to bullet injuries to a head constable and two constables.
"A constable of ITBP's 8th Battalion was reported to have opened fire injuring his three colleagues in Udhampur, J&K. He later shot himself and died," the ITBP said in a statement.
According to the statement, Singh was part of an ad-hoc battalion deployed in Jammu and Kashmir looking after the security duties.
The border guarding force further said that a court of inquiry has been ordered into the incident.
The ITBP is primarily tasked to guard the 3,488 km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China apart from rendering a variety of roles in the internal security domain of the country.