Jammu, 24 September (H.S.): A man was injured in a firing incident near a tea stall in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, with police filing a case and launching a probe, officials said on Thursday.

The incident took place around 11.45 pm on Wednesday in the Tarore area of Bari Brahmana, when two to three rounds were allegedly fired by a person near a tea stall following a heated argument over a past issue, they said.

The firing hit the 30-year-old man in the leg, officials said.

A firing incident took place last night at Tarore on the highway, following a heated argument over a past issue (between two persons). One person sustained a gunshot injury to the leg. Cognisance of the matter has been taken. FIR registered at Police Station Bari Brahmana. Efforts are underway to nab the culprits, a police spokesman said.

The injured was identified as Vishal Singh alias Vishu, son of Narinder Singh, a resident of Rahya in the Vijaypur area of Samba district.

He was shifted to AIIMS Vijaypur for treatment, the officials said.

Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar