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MP: Cop shoots at self on duty; injured

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Press Trust of India Bhopal

A 40-year-old police constable

was injured on Tuesday when he shot at himself from his service revolver in Neelbad area near here in Madhya Pradesh, police said.

The constable, identified as Chetan Singh Thakur, shot himself in one of his shoulders in afternoon while on duty, a police officer said.

The immediate trigger behind Thakur, posted in Ratiband police station, turning the weapon on himself is under investigation.

Video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

The constable was shifted to a private hospital where he is undergoing treatment.

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First Published: Apr 14 2020 | 6:46 PM IST

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