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Kashmir soldier kills colleague | Kashmir soldier kills colleague |
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An Indian soldier has shot dead his senior in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. | An Indian soldier has shot dead his senior in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. |
The soldier, Ravi Kumar, shot Major Harsh Kumar with his service weapon in Rajouri district on Wednesday night. | The soldier, Ravi Kumar, shot Major Harsh Kumar with his service weapon in Rajouri district on Wednesday night. |
A senior police official said they were investigating whether the soldier was under stress. | A senior police official said they were investigating whether the soldier was under stress. |
A number of Indian soldiers and policemen deployed in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir have been killed in similar incidents. | |
The strain of being deployed amid a bloody separatist uprising has been blamed for much of the violence between the security forces. | The strain of being deployed amid a bloody separatist uprising has been blamed for much of the violence between the security forces. |
Correspondents say acts of soldiers killing their colleagues or seniors happened in the restive state because of "stress due to long hours of duty or denial of leave". | Correspondents say acts of soldiers killing their colleagues or seniors happened in the restive state because of "stress due to long hours of duty or denial of leave". |
In January, a policemen shot dead four of his colleagues in Srinagar, the state's summer capital. | In January, a policemen shot dead four of his colleagues in Srinagar, the state's summer capital. |