Lance Naik shot dead by army jawan at Tinsukia's Laipuli Army brigade HQ
A Lance Naik (equivalent rank to lance corporal in the Indian Army) of the 73 Mountain Brigade was shot dead by an army jawan following a heated argument at the Laipuli Army brigade headquarters in Tinsukia district, Assam on Friday around 1.15 am.
Police said that the deceased army man, identified as Lance Naik Sanjay Chand, was shot dead by Rajendra Prasad, an army jawan, who was later taken into custody by the police. Both the jawans were from Uttarakhand.
The officer in charge of Tinsukia police station, Pranjal Baruah, said, "At around 5 am, we received a phone call from a Major of the 73 Mountain Brigade, informing about a firing incident inside the camp."
Immediately, a police team rushed to the spot and took the accused jawan into custody. "One INSAS assault rifle and 20 spent cartridges were seized from his possession. He is currently being interrogated at the police station," Baruah said.
Similarly, Tinsukia SP Debojit Deuri, said, "We are investigating the incident and, the accused army man has been arrested." The body of Lance Naik was sent for post-mortem at the Tinsukia Civil Hospital.
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