Two injured in freak firing incident in Andhra

HYDERABAD - Two people were injured Saturday when the gun of a legislator’s bodyguard accidentally went off in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district, police said.

The freak accident took place in Samuel George College in Markapuram area of Prakasam district.

The gunman of legislator A. Suresh of the ruling Congress party was reportedly cleaning his gun when it suddenly went off. A car driver and canteen manager were injured in the accident and were admitted to a hospital.