Palghar, Oct 7 (PTI) A 38-year-old woman was injured when a pellet from an air gun hit her in Nalla Sopara area of Maharashtra's Palghar district on Friday, police said.

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The injured woman sustained injuries on her leg and was admitted to a local hospital, an official said.

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The incident took place in the morning hours when a man was aiming his air gun on a stray dog, which had bitten his pet, he said.

The gun went off and a pellet hit the woman who was travelling on a two-wheeler, the official said, adding that the matter is being probed.

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