Patna:
In a shocking incident in Bihar, a CRPF jawan shot dead a national-level female Kabaddi player after she refused to share her mobile number.
Twenty-one-year-old Manisha Devi, who played for the Railways, was on her way back home from Patna's Moin-ul-Haq stadium after practice.
(Read: Who was Manisha Devi?)The CRPF jawan Jaswant Singh, who is also posted at the stadium, accosted her and had a heated exchanged of words as she refused to share her mobile number.
The jawan, in an inebriated state, then fired as many as seventeen rounds from his AK-47 at her before turning the gun on himself.
The girl was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared brought dead. A passer-by also sustained injuries during the firing.
The CRPF jawan, meanwhile, was admitted to the Patna Medical College and Hospital and his condition is stated to be critical.
An FIR has been registered against the CRPF jawan under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.
The Railway Ministry has directed the sports Railway Board to rush to Patna to provide all possible help to the bereaved family. The Ministry has also instructed the Railways to provide all possible help in bringing the deceased's parents from Himachal Pradesh.
Manisha was posted as a clerk at the Danapur divisional office of the Eastern Central railway and was supposed to leave for Ranchi tomorrow to participate in the National Games.