Man shot dead during hunting trip in Solan, friend arrested: Police
Shimla, May 3 -- One person has been arrested after a man was shot dead during a hunting trip in a forest in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district, police said on Saturday, adding that the accused claimed the shot was fired accidentally.
According to the police, the incident occurred on April 29, when the deceased, Laxmikant, and the accused, Ranjeet Singh, had gone to a nearby forest area for hunting.During the outing, Ranjeet allegedly slipped, following which a shot was accidentally fired from his gun, and the bullet hit Laxmikant, leaving him seriously injured, they said.
The deceased's son, Rahul, reached after being informed and rushed him to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Following a complaint by the family, the police initiated an inquiry and sent the body for a postmortem, the police said, adding that the accused has been arrested....
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