Kothagudem: An assistant commandant of CRPF 81 battalion was killed following misfire of his service rifle at Pusuguppa in Cherla mandal on Wednesday.
According to the police, the officer, Sheshagiri, suffered a bullet injury on his chest. The incident occurred when he was returning to the CRPF camp at Pusuguppa from a village visit.
It was said that he fell while crossing a small stream and the AK- 47 he was carrying misfired. He died while being shifted to the Bhadrachalam Area Hospital.