Four CISF Personnel Killed in Firing at Hydropower Project in Jammu and Kashmir

KATHUA: Four personnel of India’s Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), including an Assistant Commandant and a Sub-Inspector, were killed after a colleague allegedly opened fire at a security camp linked to the Sewa-II Hydroelectric Project in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred in the Mashka area of Basohli, near the Himachal Pradesh border.

According to officials, a 2009-batch CISF Head Constable allegedly opened fire on his colleagues following a verbal altercation. The four critically injured personnel were taken to an NHPC hospital, where they later succumbed to their injuries. The deceased were identified as Assistant Commandant Ankit Kumar Pandey, Sub-Inspector Lakshman Singh, and constables Sandeep Kumar and Mohammad Rafiq.

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The accused Head Constable was taken into custody and handed over to local police. Both the police and CISF are investigating the incident, while CISF headquarters has ordered an internal Court of Inquiry to establish the circumstances that led to the altercation and subsequent firing. Officials said the exact cause of the dispute remains under investigation. (the economic times)

Note: Claims in the supplied material about widespread mental stress, low morale or previous incidents have not been independently established here; the verified reports above concern the September 29, 2026 Kathua incident.