Accidental firing
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 16, 2013:
One personnel of 20 Assam Rifles D-Coy posted at Japhou Bazar.
Chandel district headquarters was injured when he opened fire accidentally.
Havildar Arjun Tamang (47) fired one round of shot accidentally while cleaning his service rifle at about 1 pm today, informed a source.
The bullet bit him on the neck and he is undergoing treatment in the ICU of Leimakhong military hospital Coming back from duty, Arjun was trying to remove the magazine from his service rifle in order to cleanse it.
But one bullet which was present inside the chamber went off accidentally.
However, a definite report is being awaited.
Nonetheless, a case has been registered in Chandel police station in connection with the incident.