Rajouri: A 13-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a shooting stone in Pir Panchal region’s Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, with locals protesting against the opening of the road despite shooting stones.
The deceased has been identified as Shazia Akhter.
An official said that she was hit by a rolling boulder while passing through a landslide prone area near her Dandote village in Budhal area.
“The teen was shifted to hospital but the doctors declared her brought dead,” he said.
Meanwhile, her death sparked protest by the villagers who demanded legal action against the private company engaged for up gradation work of Budhal-Mahore-Gool road.
According to locals, a private company, employed to clear the debris declared the road open despite shooting stones from the mountains.
