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CRPF Personnel Accidentally Shoots Self Outside Mukesh Ambani House, Dies

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By: PTI | Mumbai | Updated: January 23, 2020 10:34:03 pm

A preliminary probe revealed that Bakotra stumbled and fell which caused his automatic rifle to fire. He received two bullet injuries in the chest, a CRPF official said. A 31-year-old CRPF personnel, posted outside the bungalow of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani in South Mumbai, died after shooting himself accidentally, officials said on Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Devdan Bakotra who hailed from Junagadh in Gujarat. The incident took place around 7 pm on Wednesday at the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) security post outside Ambani’s 27-storey bungalow `Antilia’ off Pedar Road.

A preliminary probe revealed that Bakotra stumbled and fell which caused his automatic rifle to fire. He received two bullet injuries in the chest, a CRPF official said.