12/20/2023
A 55-year-old hunter was killed after being accidentally shot by his fellow companion during a hunting operation in the Badehar gram panchayat area of this district, police on Wednesday said.
The deceased has been identified as Balbir Singh from Badehar village, police said, adding that his body has been sent for post-mortem.
The hunter, who opened fire has been arrested by the Bhoranj police and booked for murder besides other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), police said. Hunting is banned in Himachal Pradesh and investigations are underway in the case, they said.