Moradabad Roadways Police Post (File)
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Constable Kapil Kumar (25) shot the constable in the head in front of his fiance with a service rifle at 2 pm on Tuesday afternoon at the Roadways police post of Galshaheed police station, seriously injuring him. On hearing the sound of firing and the scream of the woman constable, other policemen also reached the spot.
He has admitted the injured soldier to Cosmos Hospital. On receiving information about the incident, SSP and SP City reached the spot. Forensic team was also called. Police have seized the rifle from the spot. The police is interrogating the constable’s fiancee and trying to bring out the truth.
According to the police, Kapil Kumar, resident of Nagauri village of Falavada police station area of Meerut, is a 2018 batch constable. His duty has been going on in Galshaheed police station for two and a half years. A 2021 batch female constable resident of Saharanpur is posted in this police station.
The marriage of both has been fixed and the engagement ceremony is scheduled to take place on 10th November. These days, Kapil is married to a man named Zafar, a resident of Asalatpura, Galshaheed. On Tuesday, the lady constable was on duty at the Roadways police post.
Kapil reached the lady constable at around two in the afternoon. Both were present inside the post, while some policemen were on duty outside. Meanwhile, Kapil shot him by placing his service rifle at his head. This incident created panic among the policemen.
He immediately informed his officers about the matter and took the injured constable to the district hospital, from where he was referred as his condition became critical. The constable has been admitted to Cosmos Hospital.
SSP Satpal Antil and SP City Kumar Ran Vijay Singh reached the spot and called the forensic team and conducted the investigation. The police have seized the constable’s rifle. SSP said that the condition of the constable is critical. The woman constable is being interrogated.
