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The policeman later breathed his last in the Tura Civil Hospital, sources added. SHILLONG: A Meghalaya policeman, who was in charge of the weapons armoury, died on Friday when his gun accidentally went off while he was trying to dislodge a bullet from its barrel.The incident took place at the armoury workshop in the Tura Police Reserve when armoury in charge Mone Marak and another policemen were trying to dislodge the live INSAS 5.56 ammunition from the barrel of Marak’s gun after it had failed to fire during the annual firing practice at the 2nd Meghalaya Police Battalion firing range in Geogragre, West Garo Hills district superintendent of police MGR Kumar said.Marak’s gun then accidentally went off, with the bullet inflicting a fatal wound on Marak, police sources said..