Jamshedpur, March 24 -- A Jharkhand police personnel posted in West Singhbhum district lost his life after his service rifle accidentally got fired and he was hit by the bullet while cleaning the gun at the CRPF camp in Palisai under Tonto police station (PS) inside Saranda Forests in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, police said on Monday.

This is a second incident of police personnel dying accidentally or committing suicide by bullets from their own service guns.

"Prima facie this appears to be an incident of accidental discharge but the police administration is investigating all possible angles and aspects," Amit Renu, West Singhbhum SP told the media on Monday.

"Deceased Ajay Kishore Khakha was cleaning his own INSAS rifles at ...