India, June 15 -- A 55-year-old border security force (BSF) constable was shot dead by a 29-year-old colleague during a quarrel late on Saturday night at Samserganj in West Bengal's Murshidabad district. The accused was taken into custody, police said.

The deceased, identified as Ratan Lal Singh, was a resident of Rajasthan. He was declared dead on arrival at the Jangipur sub-divisional hospital, where he was shifted after doctors at a local hospital failed to stop the bleeding.

The police said that the accused, Shivam Kumar Mishra from Chhattisgarh, fired 13 rounds from his service rifle. Several of the bullets hit Singh in the abdominal area.

The BSF informed the police, and Mishra was taken into custody by the Samserganj police stat...