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Poonch: Woman killed in accidental fire by husband’s VDC rifle

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POONCH: A woman was killed when she was hit with a bullet fired accidentally by her husband from a rifle belonging to a VDC member in the Surankote area of Poonch on Thursday.

Whether it is a case of accidental killing or otherwise is being investigated, police said.

A police officer told that information was received through reliable sources that a 30-year-old woman identified as Rubina Kouser was killed due to bullet wounds at around 1:30 p.m. Immediately, he said, a police team rushed to the spot and arrested her husband Nassar Ahmad’s son of Nazir Hussain of Upper Murrah in Surankote. He said that a case has been registered and the weapon, a rifle of the VDC member, has been seized.

A police official told preliminary investigations have revealed that the fire was fired by Nassar Ahmad and further investigations are underway if the fire went off accidentally or by design. (GNS)

 

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