Srinagar, October 30: A 10-year-old girl was injured, when the service rifle of a security jawan went off accidentally in Baramulla district today, official sources said.
Ruqai was hit by a bullet in her left hand, while she was standing outside her house at Khanpora village, 55 kms from here on Srinagar-Uri highway, sources said.
They said that preliminary investigations revealed that the bullet went off from the service rifle of a security jawan travelling from Baramulla to Sheeri.
Police has registered a case and further investigations are on, the sources said adding that the girl was admitted in Baramulla sub-district Hospital for treatment.
–Agencies