Maharashtra: SSB jawan killed as gun goes off

Maharashtra: SSB jawan killed as gun goes off

He was first taken to a health facility in Ardhapur and then rushed to Nanded Civil Hospital at 6 am where he was declared dead on arrival.

PTIUpdated: Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 08:02 AM IST
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A Sashastra Seema Bal jawan travelling to his camp in Hingoli in Maharashtra died after his gun went off in Nanded on Monday morning, a police official said.

"SSB trooper Pappala Bhanuprasad (36) from Andhra Pradesh was traveling back to his camp located in Yelki in Hingoli. At around 3:30 am. on Hingoli-Nanded road near Dongarkada village, his gun went off and a bullet pierced his chest," he said.

Bhanuprasad was first taken to a health facility in Ardhapur and then rushed to Nanded Civil Hospital at 6 am where he was declared dead on arrival.

An accidental death case has been registered and further probe into the incident is underway, he added

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