CRPF officer in Assam shoots two colleagues dead, injures another before killing himself
A CRPF officer in Assam's Nagaon district shot and killed two colleagues and injured a third before taking his own life. An official inquiry has been launched into the incident at the 34 Battalion camp.
Why it matters
The incident raises concerns regarding mental health and stress management within paramilitary forces operating in high-pressure environments.
A CRPF officer shot his two colleagues dead and injured another before he killed himself in Assam's Nagaon district on Tuesday (August 4, 2026), police said.
Nagaon Deputy Superintendent of Police (HQ) Paramita Sarkar said that the incident took place at the 34 Battalion camp in Katimari around 7 a.m. when ASI/GD Ballani Premabaram, who was on duty at the main gate, fired at his colleagues.
The ASI later shot himself and died at the spot, the DSP said.
"Two personnel, HV/GD Vishnu Prasad Baghel and SI/GD Ramnawal Singh Yadav died on the spot," she said.
Another CRPF personnel ASI/Mane Govind Sripul was injured in the incident and taken to a private hospital, where he was undergoing treatment, Sarkar said.
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