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| Police officer died in 'accident' | Police officer died in 'accident' |
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| Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa say a senior officer was killed after his security guard's gun accidentally went off on Monday. | Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa say a senior officer was killed after his security guard's gun accidentally went off on Monday. |
| Officials had earlier said Deputy Inspector General of Police Jaswinder Singh, was killed by suspected Maoist rebels in Rayagada district. | Officials had earlier said Deputy Inspector General of Police Jaswinder Singh, was killed by suspected Maoist rebels in Rayagada district. |
| "We rule out [a] Maoist attack absolutely," state police chief A Patnaik told the BBC News site. | "We rule out [a] Maoist attack absolutely," state police chief A Patnaik told the BBC News site. |
| Mr Singh was a senior officer in charge of operations against Maoists. | Mr Singh was a senior officer in charge of operations against Maoists. |
| He was going to interrogate a rebel prisoner when the incident happened. | He was going to interrogate a rebel prisoner when the incident happened. |
| Initial reports said that said some people stopped Mr Singh's car and asked for a religious donation. When he stepped out, he was shot in the head. | Initial reports said that said some people stopped Mr Singh's car and asked for a religious donation. When he stepped out, he was shot in the head. |
| Mr Singh was accompanied by his driver and two security guards. One of the guards was injured in the incident. | Mr Singh was accompanied by his driver and two security guards. One of the guards was injured in the incident. |
| 'Doubts' | 'Doubts' |
| "We had our doubts about the sequence of events and two personal security guards of [Mr Singh] were been taken into police custody and interrogated," Orissa police chief Mr Patnaik said. | "We had our doubts about the sequence of events and two personal security guards of [Mr Singh] were been taken into police custody and interrogated," Orissa police chief Mr Patnaik said. |
| "During the interrogation it was found that one of the two guns held by the security guards had gone off accidentally." | "During the interrogation it was found that one of the two guns held by the security guards had gone off accidentally." |
| Mr Patnaik said Mr Singh and his guards chased away some people who were collecting donations on the way. | |
| The police officer returned to his vehicle when the incident happened. | The police officer returned to his vehicle when the incident happened. |
| "After he sat in the vehicle, two shots were fired at it. One hit the car and the other hit Mr Singh on his head," Mr Patnaik said. | "After he sat in the vehicle, two shots were fired at it. One hit the car and the other hit Mr Singh on his head," Mr Patnaik said. |
| The police officer was rushed to a local health centre, where the doctors declared him dead. | The police officer was rushed to a local health centre, where the doctors declared him dead. |