In Jammu and Kashmir, one Village Defence Guard (VDG) member was killed and another critically injured after a fellow VDG member allegedly opened fire on them following a scuffle in Udhampur district today. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the incident took place in the remote Pancheri area when the VDG members were heading for Damnot police post.

The injured person was shifted to the hospital, while a police party rushed to the scene immediately after getting the information. Efforts are on to arrest the accused. The exact cause of the altercation and the sequence of events leading to the firing are yet to be established. The police have taken cognisance of the incident, and further investigation is underway.