NEW DELHI: A day after being shot by a
constable
in a
CRPF camp in southeast Delhi, 35-year-old head constable died during treatment on Tuesday.
According to police, on Monday, they received information from Batra Hospital that head constable Vakil Singh was admitted with a gunshot injury.
“The injured was rushed to the operation theatre in critical condition,” the officer said. Meanwhile, the station house officer (
Govindpuri
), along with other senior officers, reached CRPF camp, (
Tuglaqabad
).
In his complaint, Manoj Kumar, assistant commandant, told police that at 6pm, the staff was being briefed before departure for parliament duty. “As soon as the briefing concluded, constable
Aman Kumar
, who was carrying X-95 weapon, attacked Singh with a burst fire,” Kumar told police.
“The rifle used by the accused has been seized. Singh, a resident of Tuglaqabad Extension, died during treatment,” the officer said. The body of the deceased has been handed over to the family after postmortem, the officer said.
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