Hyderabad: A youth was killed and two
constables including his father were injured, when a grenade
went off accidentally in the premises of a police station in
Nalgonda district, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred last night at Gundala police
station under Bhongir division of Nalgonda district, they
said.
G Srikanth (20) went to the police station with his
father G Srinivas, a constable and took a grenade from the
station and was "meddling" with it when the grenade
accidentally exploded killing Srikanth instantly while
injuring his father and another constable belonging to Andhra
Pradesh Special Police (APSP), a senior police officer said
over phone.
"We keep some weapons along with grenades at police
stations to defend against extremists. How the youth picked up
the grenade is subject to investigation," the police official
said adding the injured constables were undergoing treatment.
A case has been registered at the Gundala police station
with regard to the incident, he added.
PTI
First Published: Monday, March 08, 2010, 00:13