According to reports, the incident took place around 9.30 a.m this morning when a gun was being cleaned by a police official on duty at the guard room of Vijayan’s high security residence in the heart of the state capital city.
While the gun was being cleaned, a bullet got trapped in the magazine and when the police official held it towards the ground, the bullet accidentally fired.
However, no injuries were reported and soon after, a probe was ordered into the incident.
–IANS
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