A 30-year-old constable of the Telangana State Special Police (TSSP) died allegedly after his service weapon went off at his workplace, Kabutar Khana police outpost, in Hussain Alam police station limits, in the early hours of Wednesday.
The victim, identified as B. Srikanth of the 12th Battallion TSSP, Nalgonda, was found lying in a pool of blood and the weapon on his side, minutes after his colleagues heard a loud gunshot sound.
Mr. Srikanth was rushed to the Osmania General Hospital immediately, and he breathed his last while in emergency care.
The police have opened a probe.
