India, July 27 -- A sub-inspector allegedly shot and injured his senior police officer inside the Civil Line police station in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa on Thursday following an argument between the two, police said.

Vivek Singh, superintendent of police (SP), Rewa, said that sub-inspector BR Singh opened fire at town inspector Hitendra Nath Sharma, in charge of the Civil Line police station, with his licensed gun.

Sharma was seriously injured and rushed to a private hospital, where his condition is stated to be serious. A team of doctors has been sent from Bhopal for Sharma's surgery, police said.

SP Singh said the incident took place around 2.30pm on Thursday when BR Singh went to Sharma's chamber. They had an argument over the former's ...