Toddler dies in accidental shooting

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Our Correspondent April 26, 2025

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RAWALPINDI:

In a tragic incident in the Dheri area of Rawalpindi, a four-year-old boy lost his life after accidentally shooting himself while playing with his father's loaded pistol. Police have moved the body to the hospital for post-mortem examination.

According to police, the incident took place in Dheri, a locality in Kallar Syedan. The child, Ayaan Gul, was lying on the bed in his father's room when he found a loaded pistol placed beside a pillow. While playing with the weapon, it accidentally discharged. The bullet struck the child near the temple and exited through his neck, killing him on the spot.

Police responded to the scene and shifted the body for post-mortem.

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