A Constable of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Devi Lal, who was going to Fatehpur on election duty, was killed due to accidental firing from his own weapon today at around 6:30 am.
Inspector General Frontier, Headquarters, Border Security Force, Rajasthan and Force Coordinating Officer, Puneet Rastogi, said in a statement that the Constable was posted in Sikar.
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“His family members have been informed about this tragic incident over the telephone. Constable Devi Lal was a resident of Chanana village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan,” Rastogi said.
The body will be handed over to the family after a post-mortem examination is completed. The last rites will be performed with full state honors in the ancestral village.
As per the instructions of the Election Commission, action is being taken by the state government regarding giving an amount of Rs 15 lakh to his dependents.
