India News | 9-year Old Child Injured in Accidental Fire in Poonch

Jammu, Jan 12 (PTI) A 9-year old child was injured in an accidental fire from a rifle of a hunter in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday evening, official sources said.

There was an accidental fire from the rifle of a hunter Mohmmad Sharief resulting in injuries to a child Afran Ahmed, who was playing near forest area of Sangla in Surankot tehsil, they said.

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Police reached the area and shifted the injured child to sub district hospital in Surankote, they said.

An FIR has been lodged, they said.

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