ITBP constable shot dead: Senior officer charged with negligence, Arms Act

Police said Meena had been working at the house of the officer, Lokpal Singh, for the last one year. Lokpal was earlier posted in a sensitive area and had an all India-level arms licence, they added.

Said a senior police officer, “We received a PCR call around 1 pm on June 21 about the firing inside a house in ITBP Chhawla camp. Digvijay had used his father’s private licensed weapon; he had taken it from his father’s room after breaking open a small briefcase. He fired almost 5-6 rounds at the constable… Three of them hit the deceased — one in the face (near his eye), second in his back and third on the shoulder. A case of murder was registered and forensic teams collected samples from the house.”

According to police, investigation revealed that on the day of the incident, Digvijay had been angry since morning after he failed to find some of his valuables. “In the afternoon, the accused was in the bedroom while his mother was praying in the drawing room. Meena then entered the house and went to the kitchen to cook. Within 10 minutes, Digvijay opened fire at him,” a police source said.

Police said Meena tried to escape — he ran from the kitchen to the balcony, but since the balcony was narrow and small, he was trapped.

After hearing gunshots, the accused’s mother got scared and ran to a neighbour’s house from where she called her husband… he immediately rushed home. He then called his son and asked him to throw his pistol outside,” the source claimed.

The PCR call was made by ITBP commandant Rajesh Sahani who told the police he heard multiple shots being fired inside the second commandant’s house. “After the incident, the family claimed Digvijay was depressed. The family has not yet produced medical documents,” a police officer said.

Digvijay was preparing for civil services and other examinations. He is married; he and his wife are separated.