Hoshiarpur, Dec 19 (PTI) A car repair shop worker suffered bullet injuries after a bank security guard's rifle accidentally went off here on Monday, police said.

The injured, identified as Pardeep Kumar (35), is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Tanda, they said.

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The incident happened when the rifle of Parkash Singh, security guard of a Gramin Bank branch in Miani, went off after falling down from his shoulder, police said.

Some pellets of the gun hit Kumar who was working in a nearby car repair shop, they said.

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