Rajouri: At least five army personnel including three officers, were injured when an officer allegedly opened fire and exploded grenades inside a camp in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The officer who is said to be of major rank, opened fire on his colleagues without provocation during a shooting practice session and then took shelter in the armoury of the unit and lobbed grenades at his superiors who moved near the building.
The incident that took place at Neeli post near Thanamandi lasted nearly eight hours before the officer was overpowered inside the armory. As a precautionary measure, the army had to evacuate a village in the close vicinity of the armory.
“On 05 Oct 23 one officer was injured in a likely grenade accident at a post in Rajouri sector. Officer was evacuated and stable post-initial treatment. Further investigation of the incident in progress”, the White Knight Corps of the army posted on X.
Three officers were injured when a grenade, hurled by the accused exploded near them. Two soldiers were also injured during indiscriminate firing by the accused who was overpowered at around 11 PM. Jammu-based defence PRO Lt Col Suneel Bartwal confirmed that it was not a terrorist attck, but an unfortunate internal incident of the camp.