SRINAGAR, Nov. 15 -- A policeman was injured after his service rifle went off accidentally while he was cleaning it in Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said.

Constable Mohammad Abbas sustained a gunshot injury at Bijbehara police post in the south Kashmir district, they said.

He was shifted to Government Medical College in Anantnag for treatment, they said.

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