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Gun of woman constable posted outside Israeli diplomat’s house goes off accidentally

New Delhi: The gun of a Delhi Police woman constable posted near the house of an Israeli diplomat in Vasant Vihar went off accidentally on Wednesday, senior officers said

Updated on: Jun 23, 2021, 23:57:43 IST
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New Delhi: The gun of a Delhi Police woman constable posted near the house of an Israeli diplomat in Vasant Vihar went off accidentally on Wednesday, senior officers said.

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They said nobody was injured in the incident and the bullet hit the pavement.

The incident took place outside the residence of an attache of the Israel embassy. Delhi police clarified that a woman constable’s 9MM pistol misfired “when she was handling it.”

Police said the bullet did not hit anyone and hit a pavement on the road in front of the diplomat’s house on Paschimi Marg. Police said the woman constable was posted in a PCR van outside the attaché’s residence.

Deputy commissioner of police(south west) Ingit Pratap Singh said, “Nobody is reported injured in the incident. Senior officers of the south west district and the police control room reached the spot. Crime team is being called on the spot. Further enquiry is on.”