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Three injured after mysterious blast in J-K's Samba: Police
Updated On: 28 May, 2024 10:57 AM IST | Jammu and Kashmir | mid-day online correspondent
The blast took place at around 8:15 PM. It is suspected that an old rusted shell lying in a field exploded after local farmers set their fields on fire as part of their farming practice.
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Police said on Monday that three individuals were hurt in an unexplained blast that occurred in the Purmandal block of Sabha district`s Khada Madana village. The explosion happened about 8:15 p.m. It is said that when nearby farmers lit their fields on fire as an agricultural technique, an old, corroded shell that was lying in a field burst.
The injured individuals are identified as Khada Madhana locals Suriya Bibi (58), wife of Shash Din, Rameet Singh (66), son of Sansar Singh, and Semroo Devi (76), wife of Dharam Chand. The trio was taken to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu after the bomb, according to the police, caused splinter injuries.
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