Aligarh news: A woman who went to a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh for passport verification was mistakenly shot in her head with a pistol belonging to a Sub-Inspector (SI).
The video of the incident was captured on a CCTV footage.
In the video, the woman can be seen entering the police station and standing there. After some time, a police official came and handed a pistol to Sub-Inspector Manoj Sharma. While cleaning it, it was accidentally fired at the woman, causing her to fall on the ground.
The injured woman was immediately taken to JN Medical College for medical treatment. She is being operated upon and is said to be in a critical condition.
(With inputs from Pradeep)
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