A paramilitary SSB trooper was hospitalized after he felt unconscious following accidental fire from his service rifle at Sonwar area here on Saturday.
The trooper was immediately taken to a nearby militaryhospital, news agency GNS 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 Muhammad Ishaqsaid that the trooper was taken to hospital after “misfire from hisservice rifle”.
He said that while the bullet hit a wall, the trooper was hospitalized and he is “absolutely fine”.
GNS