A 15-year old boy was killed by a shot fired at by a sub-inspector at a marriage, while two others were injured. The Bhind police have arrested the sub-inspector and registered a case of murder against him.
Police said that the accused officer was intoxicated at the time of the incident. The incident took place in rural police station area of Bhind district. The name of the sub-inspector in Anand Jatav and he is posted as probationary officer in Jaindraganj police station of the district. A 15-year-old boy Alok was killed. In subsequent firing, he injured two more persons.
The injured were referred to JA hospital Gwalior. SP Bhind Vineet Khanna said that the sub inspector Anand Jatav has been arrested. He fired from his official pistol. A case has been registered against him for murder and other charges. After he was medically examined, it was found that the officer was drunk at the time of the incident, he added.
Preliminary investigation suggested that Anand Jatav had left the police station in search of a miscreant against whom a warrant was pending. When he did not return at the time of counting in night, the police station staff contacted him on mobile phone. He told that he was sick and thus could not come to the police station. The TI Jaindraganj registered his absence in the diary. He has been absent several times during his training period. A departmental action has been started against him. His dismissal from service is considered certain.
In the initial enquiry, it was found that Jatav has been a constable for 5 years in Bhind. The police headquarters in Bhopal has been intimated of the incident. The SSP Gwalior Santosh Kumar Singh said that the case registered in Bhind is of a criminal nature. Gwalior police are taking departmental action against the guilty.