Hyderabad, Jan. 27 -- A 49-year-old armed reserve constable died when a service weapon misfired leading to its bullet piercing through his head at a railway outpost in Dhone town of Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district on Sunday, the police said on Monday.

The deceased was identified as P Peddaiah, attached to the Dhone Government Railway Police (GRP) outpost. He hailed from C Belagal village in Kurnool district. He is survived by his wife, one son, and two daughters.

According to GRP deputy superintendent of police Srinivasachari, the misfire occurred while he was unloading his weapon after completing his duty.

Peddaiah had joined the police force as an AP Special Police (APSP) constable in 1995. In 2017, he was attached to the Armed Res...