Varanasi, July 4 -- Three people were injured in an accidental firing allegedly from the carbine of a Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawan deployed at Gate No. 4 of the Baba Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, police said.

The injured were identified as Nikyni Gupta, Ram Babu and Vikas Yadav, a police officer said. The bullet hit a stone, and the impact shattered it into chips that struck the three local bystanders.

They were taken to the Divisional Hospital, Kabirchaura. Doctors said all three were given first aid and none sustained serious injuries.

"A PAC soldier was clearing a crowd of devotees near Kashi Vishwanath Dham when suddenly, a carbine fired accidentally. The matter is being investigated. The in...