CHITRAL: A hunter lost his life when his rifle allegedly went off accidentally while chasing birds in a pasture in Laspur valley here.

An official of Mastuj police station told Dawn on Saturday that the deceased, Amir Hussain Shah, second year student in a local college, died on the spot as the bullets pierced through his body.

This was the second incident of its type in the village during the last one year as a student had died earlier when his rifle went off accidentally while hunting birds.

Published in Dawn, April 24th, 2016

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