Girl injured as service rifle of jawan goes off

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