MAPUSA
Mapusa Police has booked a police officer for negligence as his wife received bullet injuries after she accidentally fired from the service revolver left on the table by the hubby.
A case has been registered against the husband, Dhanu Boghati, a Police Sub Inspector with the IRB.
The incident happened late on Tuesday evening at the couple’s residence in Guirim.
According to the police, the husband had left his 9mm loaded pistol on the table and went to rest in his room.
The wife in a statement to the police informed that while she was cleaning the house, she also decided to clean the gun when she accidentally pulled the trigger.
The bullet hit her left arm and pierced her left thigh, leading to a fracture in the thigh bone.
She was first rushed to the North Goa District Hospital, Mapusa and later shifted to the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim.
Police employed the services of a forensic team and retrieved the bullet residue and other material from the place of the incident.
“The IRB officer negligently left his service pistol unattended which resulted in the incident. An offence under Section 338 of the IPC has been registered against the police officer,” said Jivba Dalvi, Mapusa SDPO. Further investigation is in progress.
