Maharashtra: SRPF jawan shoots colleague dead, kills self in Gadchiroli

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SRPF jawan allegedly shot his colleague dead in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra
He shot his colleague dead before killing himself with service rifle, said police on Thursday
The incident occurred at around 4:30 pm on June 1 at Marpalli police post in Aheri tehsil

Maharashtra news: A State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) jawan allegedly shot his colleague dead before killing himself with his service rifle in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.

The incident occurred around 4:30 pm on Wednesday (June 1) at Marpalli police post in Aheri tehsil of Gadchiroli, they said.

"A jawan from SRPF Group 1 (Pune) opened fire at his colleague before shooting himself with his service rifle. Both of them died in the incident," an official said.

Police sources said Shrikant Berad (35) allegedly fired at his colleague Bandu Nauthar (33), both residents of Ahmednagar district in the state. However, the motive behind the incident is being ascertained and further details about it are awaited, they said.

(With PTI inputs)