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| India policeman 'kills officers' | India policeman 'kills officers' |
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| A police officer has allegedly confessed to killing five colleagues while guarding a bank in India's capital, Delhi. | A police officer has allegedly confessed to killing five colleagues while guarding a bank in India's capital, Delhi. |
| The officer, who was injured in the incident, admitted to shooting his colleagues and killing two with an axe, a senior official said. | The officer, who was injured in the incident, admitted to shooting his colleagues and killing two with an axe, a senior official said. |
| The slain officers and the accused were all from north-eastern Sikkim state. | The slain officers and the accused were all from north-eastern Sikkim state. |
| The victims appeared to have been taken by surprise and shot at close range, officials said at the scene. | The victims appeared to have been taken by surprise and shot at close range, officials said at the scene. |
| Axe attack | Axe attack |
| The incident happened at Dena Bank, near the office of the deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Alok Kumar, in the Old Delhi neighbourhood. | The incident happened at Dena Bank, near the office of the deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Alok Kumar, in the Old Delhi neighbourhood. |
| "Constable Nari Lepcha told us during his interrogation that he sprayed 10 bullets on the five with his service rifle," Mr Kumar said. | "Constable Nari Lepcha told us during his interrogation that he sprayed 10 bullets on the five with his service rifle," Mr Kumar said. |
| Under questioning, Mr Lepcha said he shot three of the officers before another attacked him with an axe, injuring him in the scuffle, Mr Kumar said. | Under questioning, Mr Lepcha said he shot three of the officers before another attacked him with an axe, injuring him in the scuffle, Mr Kumar said. |
| Delhi police guard one of the officers who was at the bank | |
| Mr Lepcha grabbed the axe and killed two more officers with it, Mr Kumar said. | Mr Lepcha grabbed the axe and killed two more officers with it, Mr Kumar said. |
| Police arriving at the scene found the officers were already dead. | Police arriving at the scene found the officers were already dead. |
| The six officers, from the India Reserved Battalion, were members of a taskforce from Sikkim that had been brought in to guard the bank, India's junior home minister Sriprakash Jaiswal told India's Star TV. | The six officers, from the India Reserved Battalion, were members of a taskforce from Sikkim that had been brought in to guard the bank, India's junior home minister Sriprakash Jaiswal told India's Star TV. |