Overview
- A serving BSF constable, Shivam Kumar Mishra, allegedly overpowered a sentry and opened fire inside the shared 17 Mile sector headquarters at Baishnabnagar in Malda on Thursday, killing two colleagues and injuring a third.
- Mishra was detained at the scene by fellow personnel and handed to local police, and both the BSF and Malda district police have opened separate investigations to establish sequence and accountability.
- The two dead were identified by hospital and police sources as Ajay Kumar Singh and Ambadar/Ambadas Suresh Dargu, while the injured jawan is being treated at Malda Medical College and Hospital.
- Reporting and officials say Mishra had faced a prior firing-related disciplinary punishment that ended only days before the attack, and investigators are examining whether that record or severe mental distress played a role.
- The incident has raised urgent questions about camp security and arms control after a service rifle was reportedly seized from a sentry, and the BSF has launched an internal inquiry that could prompt changes to guard procedures and welfare checks.