Two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel, including an official, were injured in alleged accidental firing at separate places here.
"The injured jawans were airlifted to Raipur for treatment today at noon," Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal said.
While assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Chandramani was injured at his camp in Aundhi police station premises last night in the accidental firing, another personnel Pradeep Singh, a constable was hurt in a similar incident at his camp in Khadgaon police station premises this morning.
A team of ITBP had returned to Aundhi police station after carrying out an anti-insurgency operation last night, he said.
"A jawan who was cleaning an AK-47 rifle, accidentally went off and the bullet fired from the weapon hit Chandramani, a native of Himachal Pradesh," the SP said, adding the ASI sustained serious injuries on his thigh.
In a similar incident at Khadgaon police station, a bullet accidentally got fired from INSAS rifle while a paramilitary jawan was cleaning it and hit constable Singh, who hails from Uttar Pradesh.
Police said both the incidents are being investigated.
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