A Cop Killed, Another Injured in Accidental Firing at Ex-MLAs Bungalow in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: A policeman died and another cop was injured in an accidental firing at the bungalow of a former Congress MLA in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur on Friday.

The incident happened between 7 am and 8 am. The two personnel of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force, were cleaning their service weapons in the barrack at the bungalow of former MLA Devti Karma in Raipur when the accidental discharge of the firearm occurred.

A bullet accidentally fired from a service pistol pierced through a palm of assistant platoon commander Ram Kumar Dohare and hit the chest of head constable Ajay Singh.

Both were rushed to the local government hospital, where

Singh succumbed to the bullet injury and Dohare is undergoing treatment.

Both were posted on security duty of Ashish Karma, son of Devti Karma.

On Thursday, a District Reserve Guard (DRG) constable was killed and another policeman injured due to an accidental discharge of a firearm in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.