A paramilitary SSB trooper was hospitalized after he felt unconscious following accidental fire from his service rifle in Sonwar area of Srinagar on Saturday.
The trooper felt unconscious soon after his service riflewent off accidentally, reported news agency GNS.
The trooper was immediately taken to a nearby militaryhospital, it said.
The incident occurred outside the guard room of DeputyCommissioner Srinagar’s residence near Durga Nath Temple at Sonwar.
Station House Officer (SHO), Rammunshi Bagh Mohd Ishaq toldGNS that the trooper was taken to hospital after “misfire from his servicerifle”.
He said that while the bullet hit a wall, the trooper washospitalized and he is “absolutely fine”.