An Indian soldier shot and killed his senior on Tuesday in Kashmir along the Line of Control.
The news was confirmed by Indian Army. While no further details were released, some junior officers said the argument, which led to the incident started over a mobile phone, the BBC reported.
Major Shikhar Thapa, of 71 Armoured Regiment but attached to the counter-insurgency unit 8 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) close to the Line of Control in Uri, had pulled up Naik Kathiresan, of 19 Madras Regiment, for using his mobile phone at the sensitive post. When threatened of being reported to the commanding officer, the issue heated up following the gruesome ramifications.
The phone was damaged while being confiscated, which led to an “altercation” after which Kathiresan shot the officer with his AK-47 rifle. “The major was shot from behind with two bursts of fire,” sources said.
Senior officials told that jawans are generally refrained from using mobile phones at sensitive locations as the light which falls on the face from the mobile screen is visible from the great distance and might give away location. ALSO READ:
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