Guwahati, Feb. 14 -- A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan posted in Manipur allegedly opened fire on his colleagues killing two of them and injuring eight others before dying by suicide on Thursday, police said.

The incident took place around 8pm at a CRPF camp in Lamsang area of Imphal West district. The jawan belonged to the 120th battalion of the central paramilitary force, officials said.

In a statement, the Manipur Police said: "In an unfortunate incident, tonight at around 8pm, a suspected case of fratricide happened inside a CRPF camp in Lamsang under Imphal West District wherein one CRPF jawan opened fire killing two of his colleagues on the spot and injuring eight others." P15

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