Agartala, Dec 4: Two Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawans were gunned down in a fratricidal incident in western Tripura on Saturday, police said.
A Police official said that TSR rifleman Sukanta Das, 38, following an altercation fired upon Subedar Marka Singh Jamatia, 47, and Nayeb Subedar Kiran Jamatia, 37, while on duty at the ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) drilling site at Konaban.
Singh died on the spot and Jamita succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital, the official said.
He said immediately after the incident Das was disarmed and arrested.
Senior police and TSR officials rushed to the area and a probe was initiated.
Condoling the deaths, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb announced to give Rs 5 Lakh each to bereaved families and the family members would be provided government jobs under the die-in-harness scheme.
#Tripura govt has decided to give ₹ 5 Lakh each to bereaved families.
They will also get benefits under the Die-in-harness scheme.
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— Biplab Kumar Deb (@BjpBiplab) December 4, 2021
Meanwhile, in a similar incident two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were killed and a Sub-Inspector shot at in a fratricidal incident at Khagrachari in Gomati District along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura on September 23.
