Hyderabad: A police official died in Nizamabad district of Telangana on Friday morning after his service weapon allegedly misfired while he was cleaning it, police said.
The incident occurred in Nizamabad police headquarters when the Reserve Inspector was cleaning the weapon, a police release said.
Nizamabad Commissioner of Police P Sai Chaitanya rushed to the spot and inspected the scene of the incident, the release added
The officer had just returned to the district headquarters after completing his night duty. The firearm went off accidentally while he was cleaning it, causing fatal gunshot wounds. He died on the spot.
