Major S.Thapa was shot dead by jawan for being scoulded.

Jammu: An Army jawan killed a Major in a fit of rage after the latter pulled him up for using a cellphone on duty at a forward post near the Line of Control in J&K.

Naik Kathi Resan (19 Madras) and Major Shikar Thapa of 71 Armoured Regiment, both were deployed at a Rashtriya Rifles unit in Uri sector, had a heated argument at 9.45pm after Thapa spotted his junior using the phone in contravention of rules.

The phone also fell down and was damaged while it was being confiscated. Angered by this, Resan fired two bursts from his AK-47 as soon as the Major started walking away from the spot. Thapa, who died instantly, hails from Dharamshala and is survived by his widow and a three-month-old son.