Cop suspended for 'accidental' firing at a mobile shop in Punjab's Amritsar, 1 injured
A policeman was suspended after he accidentally opened fire with his gun at a youth working at a mobile shop in Punjab's Amritsar.
A policeman was suspended after he accidentally opened fire with his gun at a youth working at a mobile shop in Punjab's Amritsar.
Police have recovered the CCTV footage of the incident. In the CCTV footage making rounds on social media, the policeman can be spotted at a mobile shop. He pulls out his gun and shows it to a man standing beside him and another person sitting across the counter at the mobile shop.Â
#WATCH | A youth working in a mobile shop got injured in an alleged accidental firing by a policeman in Punjab's Amritsar
The accused police official has been suspended. We've recovered the CCTV footage: Varinder Singh, ACP North, Amritsar
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When the man standing beside the policeman takes the gun in his hand, the policeman immediately takes it away and accidentally pulls the trigger, injuring a youth who cannot be spotted on the CCTV footage.Â
Varinder Singh, assistant commissioner of police (north), Amritsar, said the condition of the youth injured in the incident is critical. Â Â
"The accused policeman has been suspended and necessary action will be taken against him based on the statements of eye witnesses and family," said Singh.Â