Assam: Army jawan ‘shot dead’ by colleague after brawl in Tinsukia

Tinsukia: A 31-year-old Army jawan was allegedly shot dead by one of his colleagues after a heated argument at an Army camp in Assam‘s Tinsukia district.

The deceased has been identified as Naik Sanjay Chand, 31, a resident of Uttarakhand.

Speaking with EastMojo, Panitola police outpost in-charge Dinanath Sonowal said that a senior Army officer of the 73rd Brigade called him at 5.04 am on Saturday to inform him that there was a brawl between two soldiers, during which one of them died.