A police constable escorting Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team was injured after his carbine gun went off after accidentally falling down from his shoulder during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Pune's Gahunje stadium on Wednesday.

The injured constable has been identified as Sharad Arjun Pawar (28), from Shivajinagar. A case of negligence while handling a weapon has been filed at Talegaon-Dabhade police station attached to Pune rural police on Thursday.