Why Indian Army soldier shot dead Major Thapa in occupied Kashmir
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NEW DELHI: In yet another stress-related death in the armed forces, an Army soldier shot dead a young major after he was pulled up for using a mobile phone during guard duty in a forward post near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday night.
Naik Kathi Resan (19 Madras) fired two bursts from his AK-47 assault rifle at Major Shikar Thapa, who was commissioned into 71 Armoured Regiment in December 2011, while the latter was walking away after scolding the former in the 8 Rashtriya Rifles unit deployed in the Uri sector at about 9.45 pm.
Naik Kathi Resan (19 Madras) fired two bursts from his AK-47 assault rifle at Major Shikar Thapa, who was commissioned into 71 Armoured Regiment in December 2011, while the latter was walking away after scolding the former in the 8 Rashtriya Rifles unit deployed in the Uri sector at about 9.45 pm.
