ASI dies as carbine goes off accidentally

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, February 4

An assistant sub-inspector Manjit Singh died in an ‘accidental’ fire from his carbine at a petrol pump located in Sultanwind Road here on Thursday.

He was posted at the crime stopper wing of the city police. He was on night duty and had taken a shelter at the filling station during rain at 7 in the morning.

Station House Officer of Division B police station Gurwinder Singh said ASI Manjit Singh was a resident of Dhadian village in Majitha. He said as per the preliminary investigations, his carbine went off accidentally killing him on the spot. He said further investigations in this regard were under way.

Calling him an honest cop, the SHO said he was on his PCR bike and had stopped at the petrol pump when the rain started. The SHO said the CCTV footage of the petrol pump was also being scrutinised to ascertain the exact cause of his death.