New Delhi: The United Nations has set up a Board of Enquiry to inquire into the incident of firing on a CRPF camp in Liberia allegedly by a Pakistani Army officer.
According to CRPF officials, a Pakistani officer had allegedly fired at a CRPF camp, which is part of the U N Peacekeeping Mission in violence-hit Liberia, on June 8 leaving a civilian seriously injured. The camp has 125 personnel of the paramilitary force.
"There was some damage to property. Fortunately, no injuries were sustained by any of our personnel. UN has begun investigation in the matter and a Board of Enquiry has been set up," a statement released by CRPF said.
The incident took place in Zwedru, the capital of Grand Gedeh County, one of the 15 counties in the West African country of Liberia.
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 initial 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, officials said. The officer belonged to a Pakistan battalion also posted in Zwedru.
Meanwhile, in a separate and unrelated incident, a constable posted in the town of Monrovia in Liberia, where also an Indian Formed Police Unit (FPU) is stationed, died in an accident.
"An officer (Dinesh Kumar Pandey) who was manning traffic was hit by a speeding vehicle in the night of May 30. He sustained serious skull injuries and was evacuated to Ghana for treatment, where he expired on June 5. His mortal remains were brought back to India on June 10," CRPF said in the statement.
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