In a shocking incident, a police constable who sustained injuries when an SLR apparently misfired at Devapur police station, Kasipet mandal in Adilabad district, died early on Thursday morning.
According to Sub-Inspector Sudhakar, the policemen on duty heard the sounds of a shot at around 7:45am on Thursday morning. The shocked policemen rushed to the spot where they witnessed the shocking sight of Sudhakar (35) bleeding profusely, apparently from the misfiring of the SLR.
The bullet had pierced his stomach, leaving him grievously injured.
Sudhakar's colleagues rushed him to the nearest hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead.
Police suspect that the constable shot himself. The deceased's wife had deserted him some days earlier, due to his addiction to alcohol. Police surmise that if the incident was indeed a suicide, his wife's desertion could have been the reason.
The autopsy report is awaited, and further investigations are on.