Amritsar, May 6
A BSF constable allegedly shot dead an Assistant Commandant of the force last night at the Indo-Pak border outpost of Rattokey that falls in the Khemkaran sector.

The victim has been identified as Assistant Commandant Jagdish Chander Pandey, a resident of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand. He was shot by constable Anil Kumar, a resident of Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, at around 10.30 pm yesterday. After the incident, the suspect fled from the spot, but was arrested this morning.

A case has been registered against him with the Khemkaran police.

A Staff Court of Inquiry has been marked by Inspector General, BSF, Ajay Kumar Tomar to ascertain the reason that forced the constable to take such an extreme step. The inquiry would be conducted by BSF Senior Commandant RK Sharma.

Preliminary reports indicated that the Assistant Commandant had lodged an adverse report against the constable for being indisciplined.

“Initially, it appears to be so. A complaint has been lodged with the police. The case will be investigated and handled by the BSF,” said DIG, BSF (Punjab Frontier), RPS Jaswal.

It has been learnt that last night, the accused -- after his duty hours -- returned to the company headquarters along with his colleagues.

Instead of going to his room, he walked to the official residence of the Assistant Commandant with his loaded service rifle and knocked on the door. When the Assistant Commandant came out, the constable fired at him indiscriminately.