8-yr-old dies as uncle's pistol accidentally fires

An eight-years-old girl died after a loaded pistol of her uncle accidentally fired at at Jolla village under Budhana police station here, police said today.

The deceased was identified as Sana, nephew of a jawan.Station House Officer Perbhaker Ketura said the loaded gun fired after the girl touched it.

The body was sent for postmortem and investigation is on, said the official.