Andhra Pradesh minister's gunman dies in misfire

Anantapur: Marketing minister C Adinarayana Reddy’s gunman K.  Chandrasekhar Reddy was killed due to a  misfiring of the service weapon at his residence in Kadapa district on Thursday.

There is an unconfirmed report that the incident occurred while taking a selfie by one of the family members.  SP Babuji Adda, however, made it clear that the constable was killed while cleaning the service weapon, suffering a bullet injury on his back.  

Mr Reddy was rushed to a nearby private hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead. Mr Reddy’s family stays at Ravindra Nagar in Kadapa.  He is survived by his wife and two sons.