Policeman's rifle goes off, kills teacher
A 40-year-old teacher died when a policeman's rifle went off in a freak accident during a Children's Day function in Madhya Pradesh, reports reaching here said Tuesday.
Mahesh Kumar, a teacher with a government high school in Chhattarpur, took the students of his school to the Kotwali police station of the district as part of nationwide Children's Day celebrations Monday, according to police.
The purpose of the visit was to acquaint the students with the working of the police force, school authorities said.
While the policemen were showing their rifles to the students, a rifle accidentally went off, killing Kumar on the spot.
"We have come to know that the police station in-charge accidentally fired the shot that killed Mahesh Kumar. Action is being taken against the police official," said a senior official.
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