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Jammu, Jan 7: A 13-year-old boy killed 8-year-old cousin with the rifle of his father who is a VDC member in Kishtwar district, officials said on Thursday.

They said at about 1630 hours today, police received information that one Amit Kumar (8) son of Om Prakash was accidentally shot and killed by his cousin brother (13 )named withheld son of Daram Singh (44), a VDC member of chudyana-A .

Confirming it, SHO Kishtwar Abid Bukhari said that a case (FIR No. 10/2021) under section 304 IPC & 3/25 Indian Arms Act has been registered in the police station concerned and further investigation of the case has been set into motion. (GNS)