Farmer shot at during police firing practice in Gujarat's Jamnagar

Brother of the victim said that he was working in his fields when a bullet from the Jamnagar Vijarkhi range hit him in his ribs leaving him in a pool of blood.

Jamnagar: A constable working in his fields was shot at during police firing practice in Vijarakhi area of Jamnagar district of Gujarat, sources said on Monday. The victim has been identified as Mansukh Lokhil, 32 years of age, a resident of Vijarkhi village of Jamnagar district. According to Ashwin Lokhil, brother of the victim, Mansukh was working his his fields on Sunday, which are located two kilometers away from the Jamnagar Vijarkhi range when he was shot in his ribs leaving him in a pool of blood.

When relatives of Mansukh came to know about the incident, they rushed to the spot to rescue Mansukh. Ashwin Lokhil, brother of the victim Mansukh said that they immediately rushed Mansukh to the GG Hospital in Jamnagar by 108 ambulance for treatment. At the GG Hospital Jamnagar, the doctors operated upon Mansukh and removed the bullet.

An official said that post operation, Mansukh's condition is said to be stable. The incident has caused anger among the locals. Locals have given an application to District Collector Jamnagar and police department to conduct an investigation into the matter. Locals complained that this is not an isolated incident.

Earlier, animals like cows and buffaloes besides many labourers have been shot during police firing practice in this area, the locals said. Locals demanded that the district administration should take a serious note of the recurring incidents. At present, the police have taken the statement of the victim and started further investigation into the incident.

It was not clear whether police have registered a case in the current incident.