Bihar Military Police sepoy kills woman colleague, self inside headquarters

PATNA: A Bihar Military Police (BMP) sepoy committed suicide after shooting his woman colleague dead at their battalion headquarters in Patna on Tuesday morning. Police suspect love angle in the case.
The deceased, Amar Subba (36) and Barsha Titung Tamang (26), hailed from Darjeeling in West Bengal. They were sepoys of BMP-1, also known as Gorkha Vahini. The BMP-1 sepoys are deployed mainly in VIP security. Amar was married to one Dipa Subba while Pema Ghising is Barsha’s husband.
Police sources said both used to live on the battalion premises in separate barracks. “However, Amar’s family lived outside the premises in a rented accommodation while Barsha’s family was in Darjeeling,” a senior police officer said.
Amar pumped four bullets from his self-loading rifle (SLR) into Barsha’s body before shooting himself dead in the women restroom of the battalion near Bihar Veterinary College under Airport police station area around 8.30am.
Police said Amar and Barsha were assigned the duty of guarding the armoury inside the battalion headquarters after attendance. When Barsha went inside the women restroom, Amar reached there and opened fire, killing her on the spot before shooting himself in the head.
Their hats were found on a table inside the room where the SLR issued to Barsha was also found near the wall. Police sources said Amar was found dead over Barsha’s body with his rifle lying underneath.
Patna SSP Upendra Kumar Sharma, who rushed to the spot, said Amar and Barsha were married. “However preliminary investigation suggests that both had relationship and that was probably the reason behind the incident. “Both died on the spot,” he said.
Sharma said an eyewitness told the police that he had seen Barsha going inside the restroom followed by Amar after which he heard the gunshots. “Altogether five rounds were fired by Amar from the SLR issued to him. All five empty cartridges were recovered from the spot,” he said.
The SSP said forensic experts collected the evidence for further test to help police in corroborating the facts. He said Amar had joined the service in 2002 while Barsha was recruited only two years back.