Farmer injured by gunshot during CISF exercise

PILIBHIT: A 58-year-old farmer sustained a bullet injury allegedly in a gunshot fired during a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) exercise near the assembly area on Sunday, police said.

According to Kotwali police, 30 CISF soldiers from Banbasa in Uttarakhand were practicing at the firing range in Nagar Kotwali area when the incident occurred.

Shri Krishna was sitting outside his house near the firing range when he was suddenly shot in the thigh, police said. His family members claimed that the bullet came from the direction of the firing range.

The seriously injured farmer was admitted to Pilibhit Medical College.

Officials from CISF and local police inspected the spot.

Kotwali town inspector-in-charge (SHO) Naresh Tyagi told reporters that the incident occurred under suspicious circumstances during a firing exercise.

An investigation is underway to determine where the bullet actually came from, he said.

There was initially no comment from the CISF.