Woman dies as VDG member fires accidentally in Kishtwar

KISHTWAR: A 35-year-old woman died after being struck by a bullet accidentally fired by a Village Defence Guard (VDG) member in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district late Friday night.

“Pushpa Devi was outside her house attending to daily chores in Aragam village in Singhpura-Chatroo area when she was fatally struck by a bullet. The VDG member has been taken into custody,” police said.

Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the exact circumstances that led to the firing.