Silchar, Sept. 3 -- An Assam police constable was arrested after allegedly shooting dead two of his colleagues with a service AK-47 following a verbal exchange at a police outpost in Kamrup Rural district on Wednesday night, officers said on Thursday.

The incident took place at the Gamerimura police outpost, where the accused, identified as Chiranjib Choudhury, allegedly opened fire at the outpost's officer-in-charge, Indrajit Bora, and constable Fazrul Ali during the altercation. Both men were taken to a nearby hospital but were declared dead on arrival.

"We are investigating the matter and the accused has been arrested. The motive behind the firing is not clear yet but there was a verbal exchange last night, that we have been informed...