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Jawan shoots colleague by mistake

Jammu: A jawan, on Saturday, allegedly shot dead his colleague, believing him to be an intruder, at an Army camp in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials here said.

Sandeep Singh of 20 Rastritya Rifles was walking near the gate of the camp in the morning when sepoy Sohan Singh asked him to halt in the Bhanikheet area, the sources said.

When the jawan ignored the call, Mr. Sohan Singh fired at him, killing him on the spot.

A court of inqury was ordered into the incident. — PTI

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