RPSF Jawan Killed, Passenger Injured as Gun Goes Off Accidentally at Raipur Railway Station  

Raipur: A Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) jawan died and a passenger was when the service weapon of the jawan accidentally went off at the Raipur railway station in Chhattisgarh on Saturday morning.

The accidental firing occurred at around 6 am when a team of the RPSF was de-boarding Sarnath Express train after escort duty. The service weapon of constable Dinesh Chandra (30) was accidentally discharged and a bullet hit his chest, while he was moving out from the S-2 coach of the train.

A passenger in the train, identified as Mohammad Danish, who was sleeping on an upper berth, was hit in the abdomen by a bullet.

The injured duo was shifted to a private hospital in Raipur, where the constable died.

The deceased jawan Dinesh was from Rajasthan. An investigation into the matter is underway.