Jammu: A 9-year-old boy, who was injured in ‘mysterious’ firing in Surankote area of Poonch district yesterday has succumbed at Government Medical College Jammu on Thursday.
The deceased boy was identified as Afran Ahmed, son of Mohammad Sharief and a resident of Sangla Tehsil.
He was shifted to GMC Jammu from GMC Rajouri for advanced treatment. However he succumbed to the grievous wounds.
Notably, unknown gunman fired upon civilians on Thursday when they were heading towards a shrine.
SHO Surankote Rajveer Singh confirmed the death of the minor.
He said police has already registered a case (FIR No. 10/2023) under relevant section of law and further investigations are underway.
This is the second firing incident in the Pir Panjal’s Rajouri and Poonch; recently, two armed men killed seven civilians including two minors. Soon after the attacks, the government in association with the Indian military started training militia under VGD ‘Village Defense Guards’ which was earlier criticized by the unionists and called the move fatal.
(GNS)