INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Air Force Air Marshal SB Deo was rushed to a military hospital where he underwent a surgery.New Delhi: A day after he accidentally shot
himself in his thigh, Vice Chief of Indian Air Force Air Marshal S B Deo was recovering and his condition was stable, official sources said
on Thursday.The Air Marshal shot himself in his thigh on Wednesday afternoon in a freak accident following which he was rushed to a military
hospital where he underwent a surgery, they said.Air Marshal Deo was rushed to the Army's base hospital soon after the incident which took
place around 2 PM in his official residence on Wednesday.He is recovering and his condition is stable, a senior official said.There was no
official comment from the IAF on the incident
It is not immediately clear how the accident took place.Air Marshal Deo had taken over as vice chief of the Air Staff in January last
year.He was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the IAF on June 15, 1979 and is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Defence
Services Staff College, Wellington.The Air Marshal is retiring from service later this month.
