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RPF Constable Hurt in Accidental Firing at Kathua Railway Station

Police report a stable condition; investigators are examining how the rifle fired.

Overview

  • Officials said the service weapon of an on-duty Railway Protection Force constable discharged accidentally late Saturday at Kathua station in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The injured officer was identified as Constable Dinesh Kumar, who sustained a shoulder wound.
  • Colleagues moved him to Government Medical College Hospital, Kathua, where he is receiving treatment.
  • Police and railway authorities secured the scene and opened a formal investigation into the circumstances of the discharge.
  • A case has been registered, and senior police, RPF personnel, and railway officials responded to the site following the gunshot.