India News | Uncle Shoots Nephew in Shoulder 'accidently' in Jammu's Rajouri District

Rajouri/Jammu, Jun 4 (PTI) A 21-year-old youth was injured allegedly in accidental fire in Jammu's Rajouri district on Sunday evening, a senior police officer said.

The incident happened in Lower Dhangri village under Rajouri Police Station jurisdiction.

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According to police, a Village Defence Committee member accidently shot at Sunil Kumar, a resident of Dhangri, wounding him in his shoulder.

Kumar was taken to GMC Hospital in Rajouri where he is under treatment and is out of danger, they said.

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The weapon has been confiscated from the accused, who is an uncle of the victim, and the matter is being probed, they said.

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