Minor receives gunshot wound in Lethpora Pampore

Srinagar, Oct 09 : A minor boy sustained a bullet injury mysteriously in the Lethpora area of Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday evening.

An official told a local news agency that during some heated argument between a few persons, someone opened fire, leaving a minor injured.

He identified the minor as Khushdil Gulzar(15), son of Gulzar Ahmed of Lethpora Pulwama.

He added that the minor boy was shifted to a nearby hospital where he is being treated and his condition is said to be stable.

Block Medical Officer (BMO) Pampore, Gulzar Ahmad said that boy had sustained a minor bullet injury and has been discharged from the hospital after treatment.

A police official while confirming the incident said that investigation in this regard has been taken up—