The incident took place on Saturday evening at the Kalindi village in Sardhana. (Representational)
Meerut:
An eight-year-old girl was shot dead in Meerut as attackers, who were allegedly targeting her brother Sahil due to a two-year-old dispute, mistakenly shot her when she intervened, police said.
The incident took place on Saturday evening at the Kalindi village in Sardhana.
According to the Sardhana police station in-charge Pratap Singh, Aafia was struck by a bullet in her chest and she succumbed to her injuries at a hospital.
Police have identified two primary suspects, Masroor and Kamran, and are pursuing to arrest them.
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