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Head Constable Rajendra Jatava was celebrating the Hindu festival when his gun apparently went off.
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A video filmed in Shivpuri district, northern India, allegedly showed the officer shooting his gun twice in the air on March 14.
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He then tried to shoot a third time but a bullet got stuck, according to eyewitnesses.
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Constable Jatava, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol, then accidentally shot himself while trying to fix his gun.
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He was immediately rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
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In the video he was surrounded by other police officers who were also celebrating the Hindu festival of colours, in which people throw coloured powder at each other...