J&K: One Dead, Six Injured In Mortar Shell Blast In Samba District

The police have denied any terror angle in the incident that took place inside the factory named Subash Chandra and Sons.

Samba SSP Benam Tosh said an FIR has been registered in the incident.

Source : ANI

One person was killed and six others were left injured in a mortar shell blast that took place in a scrap factory on Saturday in the Bari Brahmana area of the Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir, reported news agency ANI. Samba SSP Benam Tosh said the deceased has been identified as Mohan Lal from Rajouri region.

#WATCH | One person has died and three injured in an explosion in a scrap factory in Bari Brahmana of Samba district of Jammu & Kashmir pic.twitter.com/hBp5pjSV8k

— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2023

The police further said mortar shells are brought here after neutralising them. Tosh has denied any terror angle in the incident that took place inside the factory named Subash Chandra and Sons.

All six persons who sustained injuries have now been sent to Government Medical College (GMC) in the Jammu area, reported The Kashmir Walla.

Tosh said, as quoted by ANI, “An FIR has been registered in the incident and action will be taken against those found guilty.”

J&K | FIR has been registered in the incident. Action will be taken against those found guilty. The injured are from UP, Uttarakhand, Bishnag, Ramgarh, Ramnagar and Bari Brahmana: SSP Samba, Benam Tosh pic.twitter.com/m6FfrM0vno

— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2023

The police have confirmed and identified the injured are from UP, Uttarakhand, Bishnag, Ramgarh, Ramnagar and Bari Brahmana.

J&K | FIR has been registered in the incident. Action will be taken against those found guilty. The injured are from UP, Uttarakhand, Bishnag, Ramgarh, Ramnagar and Bari Brahmana: SSP Samba, Benam Tosh pic.twitter.com/m6FfrM0vno

— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2023

Meanwhile, a separate incident took place in January this year. A government school teacher-turned Lashkar-e-Taiba-terrorist was arrested in connection with the twin blasts in Narwal on January 21 and a perfume improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from his possession, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh said on Thursday.

The DGP also said that this was the first time that such type of a 'perfume' bomb was recovered in the Union Territory, ANI reported.

According to the DGP, two bombs were planted on January 20 and two blasts occurred on January 21. Nine people were injured after the first IED blew off, said the DGP. 

"This is the first time we have recovered a perfume IED. We have not recovered any perfume IED before. The IED will blast if anyone tries to press or open it. Our special team will handle that IED," the DGP said. 

Police said Arif, a resident of Reasi district, was in touch with Pakistani handlers for three years. Singh said Arif also admitted to his involvement in bombing the bus carrying Vaishno Devi pilgrims that killed four people and injured 24 last year in May.

"The accused got the supply of three IEDs towards the end of December. He used two IEDs in Marwal area. He is working in the influence of Qasim, a Lashkar-E-Taiba terrorist operating from Pakistan. He is responsible for recent terror activities in the area," he added. 

“Two bombs were planted on 20th January. Two blasts occurred on 21st January at a gap of 20 minutes to kill as many people as possible. 9 people were injured after the first IED blast. Police have arrested one terrorist Arif, who was in contact with Pakistan handlers for 3 years,” the DGP was quoted as saying by the news agency. 

The DGP alleged Pakistan of creating a “communal divide” among the people in Jammu and Kashmir. 

“Pakistan is infamous for propagating terrorism from its land and for killing hundreds of innocent people across the world. Jammu and Kashmir is on target for some time. They (Pakistan) want to create a communal divide among the people in J&K,” he said.

The Narwal area in Jammu was rocked by twin blasts on January 21 that occurred within a gap of 20 minutes injuring six persons.