CISF constable shoots wife, colleague among 3 to death in Kishtwar

"During wee hours on Thursday at around 02:00 hrs, we received an information of a shoot-out in CISF quarters in the NHPC colony in Shalimar Chowk," Abrar Ahmed Choudhary, SSP Kishtwar told UNI this morning.

He said that the CISF constable namely Ingalapa Srinder of DHEP Shalimar CISF company in the NHPC Colony Shalimar, Kishtwar killed his wife identified as Lavanya, his colleague constable Rajesh Kikahne alongwith his wife Shoba with his service rifle.

"We have registered a murder case in this regard and arrested the accused and seized the service weapon used in committing the crime," said the SSP.

He further added that experts of FSL team from Jammu have been called to help in investigations. "The reason behind killings prima facie are the extra-marital issues between the wife of accused and his colleague constable," he asserted.