Punjab cop 'Accidentally' fires at mobile shop employee in Amritsar- WATCH Video

A police officer was seen in the shop pulling a gun out of his pocket and setting it on the counter, details below.

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Amritsar: A police officer was suspended after he unintentionally fired his rifle at a young man operating a mobile shop in Amritsar, Punjab. A youth working in a mobile shop got injured in an alleged accidental firing by a policeman in Punjab's Amritsar, said the officials. The accused police official has been suspended. We've recovered the CCTV footage, said  Varinder Singh, ACP North, Amritsar. The police officer was captured on camera in the store pulling a gun out of his pocket and setting it on the counter. He allegedly "misfired" at the victim, who was working in the mobile store, during this time. The injured person was taken to the hospital.

#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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The policeman promptly takes the pistol away after the man next to him picks it up and accidently fires the trigger, hurting a youth who cannot be seen on the CCTV footage.“Necessary action will be taken as per the statements of the eyewitnesses and the family. The condition of the injured person is serious”, said Varinder Singh, ACP North, Amritsar

Necessary action will be taken as per the statements of the eyewitnesses and the family. The condition of the injured person is serious: Varinder Singh, ACP North, Amritsar (19.10) pic.twitter.com/tlnjx1D9bv — ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2022

A similar event happened earlier this month in Jammu and Kashmir, where a police officer's rifle "accidentally" went off, injuring a civilian who later died from his injuries. "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.