Hockey player Sandeep Singh out of danger

CHANDIGARH: India's hockey star Sandeep Singh was on Tuesday injured when the pistol of an RPF jawan went off 'accidentally' while he was travelling by Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi Express to join the team in Delhi for next month's World Cup in Germany.

The 21-year-old drag flicker was hit by the bullet in the hip and was rushed to a hospital in Kurekshetra from where he was brought to PGI here.

GRP Inespector General of Police R K Vaccher said that ASI Mohar Singh of RPF was sitting next to Sandeep in the Delhi-bound train when his pistol 'accidentally' went off and hit the player on the right side of his hip.

The incident occured just one station before Kurekshetra. Sandeep was travelling with another player Rajpal Singh.

Sandeep was stated to be out of danger and underwent a CT scan, Station Superintendent of Chandigarh Railway Station R K Dutta said.

Former India international Pargat Singh, present at the PGI, said Sandeep was fully conscious and the bleeding had stopped.