Srinagar, December 22: A trainee cop was killed at a police training institute in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district after being hit by a bullet allegedly fired by a sentry, officials said on Sunday. Sentry Babu Ram, who was guarding a post at the Manigam police training institute, reportedly fired upon Mohammad Sareer, an under training recruit, in the wee hours on Sunday, they said. Ganderbal: Trainee Cop Dies of Bullet Wound at Police Training Centre in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sareer, a resident of Boniyar in Baramulla district, died on the spot, officials said, adding that Babu Ram has been disarmed and is being questioned.

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