Tripura State Rifles jawan kills wife, children before shooting self
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Manik Ghosh, 40, a naik of the 1st Battalion of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) shot dead his wife Ratna Ghosh, 34, daughter Hrittika Ghosh, 2, and son Debraj Ghosh, 11, before killing himself with his service rifle at their residence at Malaynagar near Tripura capital Agartala, Superintendent of Police (Control) Harkumar Debbarma said.
He killed them after an altercation with his wife.
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Local residents informed the police about the incident
"Local residents rushed to their home after hearing the gunshots and found them dead. Later, the villagers informed police," SP Harkumar Debbarma said.
Debbarma said Ghosh was posted at a TSR camp in Panchabati, about 15km from Agartala.
Asked how the jawan got his service rifle from his duty post to his home, police said an investigation was on to get the details.
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