Hyderabad: Constable Dies In 'Accidential Firing'

Hyderabad: In a miss-fortunate incident, a 23-year-old police constable who was posted on sentry duty at office of elite anti-terrorist force at Begumpet area died yesterday evening in an incident of “accidential firing”, police said. Shiva Kumar, was on sentry duty at the office of Organisation to Counter Terrorist Operations (OCTOPUS) and there was an “accidental firing” incident resulting in his death, Assistant Commissioner of Police Venkateshwerlu said. “He was relieving his duty at around 6 PM when there was an accidental firing from the 9 MM pistol (service weapon) he was carrying,” the police officer told PTI. Panjagutta Police registered a case of suspicious death under section 174 of CrPC. They said investigations are underway.