One Border Security Force (BSF) Jawan got injured after another officer tried to shoot himself, BSF informed in a statement on Tuesday.
"In an unfortunate incident, one of the officers deployed in District Malkangiri, Odisha for ANO duties tried to shoot himself," the statement read.
While the officer was trying to shoot himself, another guard saved him by getting hold of the rifle. However, in the process, a fired round accidentally hit a BSF Jawan, who was working nearby in the camp.
The injured officer was administered first aid and immediately evacuated to District Headquarters Hospital, Malkangiri, and is out of danger now, BSF said.
A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the facts in the matter.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Time For Big Tech To Give News Outlets Their Due?
In Odisha, Over Rs 20 Lakh Cash Found Inside Heap Of Cow Dung Odisha College Student Trishna Ray Crowned Miss Teen Universe 2024 3 Police Stations Refused To File Case In Cuttack Gang-Rape, Says Congress How Rift Grew Between AAP and Kailash Gahlot X User Seeks Relief For Middle Class. Nirmala Sitharaman Responds Schools Go Online, No Entry For Trucks As Delhi Air Pollution Worsens Attack On Hmar Village In Manipur By Suspected Meitei Militants Sparked Violence "Will Ask India To Send Back Sheikh Hasina": Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus All About The Indian Satellite To Be Launched By Elon Musk's SpaceX Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.