A man fired at his assailants on Friday evening, but the bullet missed the target and hit a 13-year-old girl in Amravati, leaving her seriously injured.
The incident took place around 4 pm at Kadabi Bazar in the Pathan Chowk locality and led to tension in the area.
The man, Ahmad Khan, was attacked by some assailants with a sword and a knife. In defence, Khan fired at his attackers, but missed the target, the police said.