Raipur: A Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) constable was killed and a passenger injured after the former’s service weapon accidentally went off at Chhattisgarh’s Raipur railway station on Saturday, police said.
The incident took place on Saturday morning when a team of the RPSF led by a sub-inspector was de-boarding the Sarnath Express train after escort duty.
“When constable Dinesh Chandra (30) was moving out from the S-2 coach of the train, his service weapon got accidentally discharged and a bullet hit his chest. A passenger, identified as Mohammad Danish, who was sleeping on an upper berth, also sustained injuries in his abdomen,” said SN Akhtar, deputy superintendent of police of Raipur railway station.
The duo were shifted to a private hospital, where the constable succumbed to injuries, said police.
The deceased jawan was a resident of Rajasthan, police said, adding that an investigation into the matter was underway.