STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: A policeman was injured in an accidental firing in Budgam district on Saturday, an official said.
Constable Muzaffar Ahmad, posted in Khag area of the Central Kashmir district, received an injury on his left foot as his rifle triggered accidentally while on duty, the official said.
He said Ahmad was shifted to a hospital in Khag, where his condition is stated to be stable.
Meanwhile, a soldier allegedly ended his life by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp here, officials said.
The soldier, a resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, was on sentry duty at Jourian camp on the outskirts of Jammu when he shot himself in the head, they said.
The officials said the sepoy died instantly and later his body was shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital by a police party for post-mortem.
The motive behind his taking the extreme step was not known immediately, they said, adding inquest proceedings have been started in the incident.
