Army jawan kills superior in J&K

FRAGGING: As many as 24 officers and soldiers were killed in 17 incidents of fragging last year.

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Gurez (Jammu and Kashmir): An Army jawan shot dead a superior officer in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning. The incident happened at a forward post in Gurez sector of Baramulla district.

Major P Alexander was shot dead by sepoy Mohan Munda, who was arrested and a Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the incident.

Of late, there has been an increase in fratricidal killings among security forces posted in border areas.

The Army has decided to start Yoga classes and get psychologists to help de-stress troops.

• March 2006: Army jawan shoots four colleagues, commits suicide in Jammu
• 14 September 2006: Jawan shoots a Major in Manjakote, Rajouri
• 21 October 2006: Jawan shoots three colleagues, attempts suicide in Rajouri
• 24 October 2006: 60 RR Jawan shoots two colleagues, commits suicide in Rajouri
• 31 October 2006: Lt Colonel shot dead by jawan in Kashmir
• 3 November 2006: Havildar Avdesh Sharma of 19 Assam Rifles killed Captain SJR Chaudhary and Subedar Ranjit Mamon
• Sepoy SC Behera was given death on 26 February for killing his superior Lieutenant Colonel S Saxena in 2006

The Indian Army has handed out the death sentence to a soldier Sepoy Satyam Kumar in May 2007 for "fragging" or killing his superior in 2006. As many as 24 officers and soldiers were killed in 17 incidents of fragging last year.