Srinagar: A passerby was injured in an accidental fire discharge from the weapon of a security guard at Gandhi Nagar Jammu on Wednesday morning, an official said. The official said that in an accidental discharge of fire from the weapon of one Surjeet Singh, manning Jagdambey Jewelers in Gandhi Nagar, a passerby was hit in his arm. “The passerby has been hospitalized, where his overall condition is stable,” the official said. A police official has in the meantime also confirmed about the incident, saying further that cognizance in the matter has been taken for due investigations.

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