Phulbani (Odisha), March 26 An Odisha Police personnel from the elite Special Operations Group (SOG), involved in anti-Maoist operations in the Kandhamal district, was injured in an accidental shooting while climbing a hill in the Daringbadi area, police said on Thursday.
The injured personnel, 27-year-old Sukant Majhi, a native of the Haripur village in the Keonjhar district, sustained a bullet injury during the incident.
The incident occurred on Wednesday evening during a combing operation.
Kandhamal Superintendent of Police Harisha B C said that Majhi sustained a bullet injury due to a freak shooting incident while on duty.
He explained that his service rifle accidentally discharged, and the bullet hit his shoulder while he was climbing a hill in the Gajalbadi-Kerubadi forest area in Daringbadi.
He added that the injured police personnel was initially admitted to a hospital in Sorada, Ganjam district, and later transferred to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur.
His condition was reported to be stable, he added.