Amritsar: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) died after his service pistol accidentally went off while he was cleaning it at a park here on Friday afternoon. The deceased, identified as ASI Joginder Singh, was in uniform and preparing to leave for duty when the incident occurred around 1 pm. He was sitting in the park with his family and was cleaning his pistol when a bullet left in the chamber went off accidentally, hitting him. He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.Assistant commissioner of police Preet Inder Singh, accompanied by Sultanwind station house officer (SHO) inspector Arjun Kumar, reached the spot after receiving information about the incident.Talking to mediapersons, ACP Singh said Joginder was deployed as a gunman with Sahil Mahajan, who had been provided police security due to a threat perception. The ASI was on his way to duty and was sitting with his family in the park before leaving. While cleaning his service weapon, he apparently failed to notice that a bullet was still in the chamber, resulting in the accidental discharge, the ACP said.Police are recording statements of family members and completing other legal formalities to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
