Sub-inspector who shot senior officer arrested, dismissed from service

Published on: 29 Jul 2023 at 08:42 AM

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The Fact News Service

Rewa, July 29

The accused Sub Inspector (SI) who shot his senior police officer on police station premises in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district was arrested and dismissed from the police service, the police said on Friday.

The accused SI identified as B R Singh opened fire on the Civil Line police station in charge of Hitendra Nath Sharma in his chamber in the police station following an argument on Thursday afternoon.

After that, the other police personnel present on the spot immediately admitted Sharma to a local hospital in the district.

Later on Friday, according to the police, a case was registered against the accused SI Singh under IPC sections 307, 294 and 506 into the matter and he was arrested.

Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, Rewa Zone) Mithlesh Shukla has dismissed the accused Singh from the police service.

An investigation into the matter is underway by the SIT team constituted under the leadership of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP, Rewa ) Anil Sonkar, the police said.

Injured police personnel Sharma is undergoing treatment under the supervision of a team of doctors from Jabalpur, Bhopal and Rewa.

The bullet has been removed from the body and doctors said that Sharma’s health is stable. Though he is constantly being monitored by the team of doctors, the police added.