Pakistani officer fired at CRPF camp in Liberia

New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) A Pakistani officer allegedly
fired at India's Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp,
which is part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in
violence-hit Liberia, leaving a civilian seriously injured.
There was no casualty in the CRPF camp. The incident
took place on June 8 in Zwedru, the capital of Grand Gedeh
County, one of the 15 counties in the West African country of
Liberia.
Asked about the incident, CRPF Director General Vikram
Srivastava, who is currently on an official tour to Orissa
state in east India said, "There was an incident of firing in
Liberia.There was, however, no casualty.
"We have submitted a report to the Ministry of
External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs apprising
them of the incident," he said.
According to CRPF officials, the incident happened
when constables Jeet Singh and Kaptan Singh were manning the
sentry post made of mud and bamboo.
"Suddenly there was indiscriminate firing from outside
the camp. The firing ended after a while. On check, we found a
civilian severely injured and admitted him to hospital. We
also found one rifle, three magazines, 32 live rounds and 20
empty cases infront of the camp," an official said.
An inquiry conducted by the Regional Commandant, UN
Mission in Liberia Ben Wilson and others, found that the G3
rifle was issued to a Pakistani officer, Lt Murad, CRPF
officials said.
CRPF spokesperson Ajay Chaturvedi said, "The camp was
that of Male Force Police Unit (MFPU) which was posted for the
first time last year".
A Pakistan battalion is also posted in Zwedru.
Meanwhile, CRPF constable Dinesh Kumar posted with the
Mahila unit in Monrovia, Liberia's capital, died in an
accident.
"He was hit by a truck on June 4 in Monrovia and was
severely injured. He had slipped into a coma and later
succumbed to injuries," Chaturvedi said. PTI SAP
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