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Three-year-old killed as country-made gun misfires in Kakinada of Andhra Pradesh

A three-year-old girl succumbed to a gunshot wound after a stray bullet hit her from behind when a man was loading his country-made gun in Tuni of Kakinada district.

The victim was identified as P. Dhanyasri, while the man who owned the illegal gun was identified as S. Durga Prasad, 28. The incident occurred at Lova Kotturu village at around 7 a.m. on Tuesday when the accused was preparing to hunt domestic pigs.

Dhanyasri was standing outside her house, located across the street from Durga Prasad’s residence, when the latter’s gun went off, according to Tuni police.

“The girl died on the spot. A post-mortem was done at Tuni area hospital. The accused has been arrested,” police said, adding that a case has been registered and an investigation is on.

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