Srinagar, Mar 30 (PTI) An Army jawan died on Monday due to injuries sustained in an accidental discharge of his service weapon here, officials said.

The soldier sustained injuries after his service rifle went off accidentally at the Army Regimental Centre here, they said.

The officials said the jawan was rushed to nearby 92 Base Hospital of the Army where he was declared dead on arrival.

Proceedings under section 194 of BNSS have been initiated in this regard.

Meanwhile, a police constable, who sustained injuries in accidental discharge of a weapon of his colleague in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, succumbed at a hospital here.

Constable Ashiq Hussain, who was working as a canteen boy at District Police Office Shopian, was critically injured when the service weapon of another constable went off accidentally. PTI MIJ KVK KVK