Tragic Incident in Assam: CRPF Officer Commits Suicide After Shooting Two Colleagues

Shooting Incident in Nagaon District

On August 4, a distressing event unfolded in Nagaon district, Assam, where a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer fatally shot two of his colleagues and injured another before taking his own life. According to police reports, the incident occurred around 7 AM at the 34 Battalion camp in Katimari, where Assistant Sub-Inspector Ballani Premabaram was on duty at the main gate.

Following the shooting, the officer reportedly turned the weapon on himself. Police Deputy Superintendent Paramita Sarkar confirmed that two personnel, Constable Vishnu Prasad Baghel and Sub-Inspector Ramnawal Singh Yadav, died at the scene.

Additionally, another CRPF member, ASI Govind Shripul, sustained injuries and was initially taken to a private hospital before being referred to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital for further treatment.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Partha Pratim Das provided further details, stating that ASI Premabaram, a resident of Andhra Pradesh, was found without his assigned weapon while on duty at the CRPF camp's main gate. Das explained that the officer then retrieved an INSAS rifle from the guard room and proceeded to shoot Baghel, resulting in his death.

The SSP noted that Premabaram also shot at Yadav, who was in Nagaon for document verification from Lucknow, leading to his immediate death. Furthermore, he fired at Shripul, causing serious injuries.

After the shooting, Premabaram went to B/171 barrack and took his own life. The police are currently investigating the incident in coordination with officials from the paramilitary force.