RPF constable shoots colleague in Bandra

28 June,2009 04:53 PM IST |   |  IANS

A Railway Police Force (RPF) constable shot dead his colleague following a squabble on Sunday, police said.


A Railway Police Force (RPF) constable shot dead his colleague following a squabble on Sunday, police said.

The shooting occurred at the RPF barracks near the suburban Bandra railway station.

"Constable Shivram Sharma and his colleague Udayan Singh had a loud argument over some unknown issue on Sunday morning. In a fit of rage, Sharma grabbed Singh's service rifle and pumped six bullets into him," a police officer said.

Udayan Singh was rushed to a nearby hospital in a critical condition but was dead on arrival.

Sharma has been arrested on charges of murder and investigations are underway to determine the motive behind the shooting, the police officer added.

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