CRPF jawan fires 'accidental' shots inside Parliament

Security agencies are probing an incident involving a CRPF jawan, posted in the Parliament building here, who allegedly fired as many as four bullets from his rifle “accidentally”.

Officials said the incident occured a few days back when a security guard of the Parliament Duty Group contingent of the paramilitary force allegedly fired the bullets when he was putting his weapon in the armoury. They said the incident that happened inside the sensitive building zone was a case of “accidental firing” and no one was hit.

“We are conducting an inquiry into the incident. The Parliament complex is a sensitive place from security point of view and there is no place for error here and hence the trooper involved and his supervisor has been removed from security duties of the building,” CRPF Inspector General (Operations) said.