Pudukottai: In a tragic incident, a 11-year-old boy was critically injured, when a stray bullet allegedly fired by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel during a shooting practise session hit him on the head at Ammachathiram village near Narthamalai in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday.
Police sources said a practice session was going on for CISF trainees at the shooting range, when the stray bullet fired from a rifle hit the boy, K. Pughazhendi, when he was reportedly playing near his grandfather's house, located close to the shooting range. The bullet pierced through the boy's head.
The boy was rushed to Pudukottai Government Medical College Hospital and later shifted to Thanjavur Government Medical College Hospital, where his condition was stated to be critical.
Senior police officials visited the shooting range and held inquiries with the CISF officials.
Meanwhile, the parents, family members and local villagers staged a protest demonstration on the Trichy-Pudukottai National Highway demanding shifting of the shooting range alleging that it was functioning without following safety norms.
The district administration ordered temporary closure of the shooting range following the incident. (UNI)