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CISF Head Constable Kills Four Colleagues at Hydropower Site

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

A CISF head constable opened fire, killing four colleagues at the Sewa-II/III hydroelectric project.
The shooting occurred around 7 pm on Tuesday during a duty change in Basholi (Mashka) village, Kathua district.
Four injured personnel were taken to NHPC Hospital in Himachal Pradesh, where they later died.
Police arrested the 2009-batch head constable.
CISF ordered a Court of Inquiry and sent senior officers to the site.

History

Historical Context

The 13 December 2001 Parliament attack by five Jaish-e-Mohammed militants killed nine people and spurred India’s largest troop mobilization since the 1971 war (Operation Parakram). The episode heightened security vigilance, leading to deployment of forces such as the CISF at critical sites. In 2009 a CISF constable’s fatal shooting at the NHPC Sewa-II/III hydro plant in Kathua underscores those lingering tensions.

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Story summary

A CISF head constable opened fire, killing four colleagues at the Sewa-II/III hydroelectric project.
The shooting occurred around 7 pm on Tuesday during a duty change in Basholi (Mashka) village, Kathua district.
Four injured personnel were taken to NHPC Hospital in Himachal Pradesh, where they later died.
Police arrested the 2009-batch head constable.
CISF ordered a Court of Inquiry and sent senior officers to the site.

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