Three persons suffered bullet injuries when a security guard’s gun reportedly fired accidentally at a weekly haat in Rajgangpur in Sundargarh district on Thursday.
The victims were identified as Muhammad Ilias (40) of Dilwar Ganj, Sita Lakra (30) of Jampali, Anuras Tanti (25) of Shanti Nagar.
The guard was on escort duty and had accompanied a private bank’s cash management vehicle for loading of cash at an ATM. However, his gun went off accidentally when he was alighting from the van near the bank, injuring the three people who had come to the weekly haat held in the vicinity.
The trio suffered critical injuries and were immediately rushed to the government hospital in Rourkela. Meanwhile, the SDPO and his team arrived at the spot and started an investigation. A case was registered and further investigation was underway.