New Delhi, Sept 27: Air Marshal SB Deo, vice chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), accidently shot himself in the thigh late night on Wednesday. He was rushed to the Army's R&R Hospital, where his condition was stated to be "stable".

Preliminary reports said the incident was a narrow escape for Air Marshal Deo. A plate has been inserted into his thigh at the R&R Hospital in Delhi, where he is being treated.

Deo, commissioned as a fighter pilot in June 1979, took over as the IAF vice chief in January 2017.

An alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Deo has commanded a a Mig-21 Bison Squadron and a Signal Unit, apart from being Chief Operating Officer of a forward base.

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