Tripura BSF jawan shoots dead family members, kills self

Within two days of a shooting incident at a BSF camp in North Tripura that left four troopers killed, a jawan of the paramilitary Tripura State Rifles (TSR) shot dead his wife and two children before killing self, in Agartala on Tuesday morning.

The assailant has been identified as Manik Lal Ghosh (40), posted at the 10th Battalion of the TSR.

Police said the victims have been identified as Ratna Ghosh, wife of the assailant, son Dipraj Ghosh and daughter Debsita Ghosh. The shocking incident occurred at the Subhasnagar locality.

Senior police officers are investigating further.