A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan posted in the highly-security Parliament building in New Delhi allegedly fired as many as four bullets from his rifle on 31 October. It was a case of ‘accidental firing’ in which nobody was hit, however, the matter is now being investigated by security agencies, officials said on Wednesday.
Officials said the incident took place when a security guard of the Parliament Duty Group (PDG) contingent of the paramilitary force allegedly fired the bullets when he was putting his weapon in the armoury. It happened inside the sensitive building zone and was a case of ‘accidental firing.’ No one has been hit.
‘We are conducting a probe. The 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,’ said Zulfiquar Hasan, CRPF Inspector General (Operations).
Officials said the firing, in which at least four bullets were fired, occurred when the trooper was alone near the armoury and was about to surrender his weapon as he was getting off from duty.
CRPF has created a special unit called PDG for guarding the complex and this unit draws some of the best jawans and officers from the force. ‘This incident was surely a case of accidental firing but it is not being taken lightly and measures will be put in place so that such an incident does not occur again,’ said a senior official involved in Parliament security.
Officials said the incident took place when a security guard of the Parliament Duty Group (PDG) contingent of the paramilitary force allegedly fired the bullets when he was putting his weapon in the armoury. It happened inside the sensitive building zone and was a case of ‘accidental firing.’ No one has been hit.
‘We are conducting a probe. The 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,’ said Zulfiquar Hasan, CRPF Inspector General (Operations).
Officials said the firing, in which at least four bullets were fired, occurred when the trooper was alone near the armoury and was about to surrender his weapon as he was getting off from duty.
CRPF has created a special unit called PDG for guarding the complex and this unit draws some of the best jawans and officers from the force. ‘This incident was surely a case of accidental firing but it is not being taken lightly and measures will be put in place so that such an incident does not occur again,’ said a senior official involved in Parliament security.