An officer of the Odisha Police shot himself with an AK-47 weapon at the superintendent of police’s office in Koraput district on Wednesday, critically injuring the left side of his face, according to a senior officer.
The injured policeman was taken to SLN Medical College and Hospital and later transferred to Visakhapatnam in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh as his condition worsened, a senior officer said. The injured policeman was identified as 37-year-old deputy subedar Narendra Biswal, a sub-inspector rank officer posted in the district police’s anti-Naxal unit.
At the district police headquarters in Koraput, in Biswal’s chamber, the incident happened about 11.40 a.m.
DIG (south-western range) Charan Singh Meena said, ‘Preliminary investigation suggests it was a suicide bid, but the reason is yet to be ascertained,’ adding that more investigation is being conducted.
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