Telangana: CISF jawan dies after gun misfires at BDL-Bhanur
P Venkateshwarlu was on night duty with a few other jawans when the incident happened.
Sangareddy: In a tragic incident, a CISF jawan working at the BDL-Bhanur unit, Petnikota Venkateshwarlu (32) died on the spot as the gun he was holding misfired and the bullet pierced through his head in the early hours of Saturday.
Venkateshwarlu was on night duty with a few other jawans at BDL Township on Friday night. After the night shift, he was on his way back home on the company bus at 5.45 am. The Insas Weapon he was holding misfired while he was getting off the bus, leaving other jawans in shock.
Venkateshwarlu was a native of Junuthala village of Aruku mandal in Nandyala district of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. According to his wife Lakshmi Devi, Venkateshwarlu joined CISF in 2012. She said they were married in 2014. The couple had a son Sai (9) and daughter Sai Pallavi (8). Since Venkateshwarlu was appointed at BDL Bhanur, the couple shifted to the township one and a half years ago.
The body was shifted for postmortem. BDL Bhanur police have registered a case. A probe is on.
