- News>
- States
Three Army jawans killed, 48 injured in two explosion in J&K
Jammu, Oct 28: Three army jawans were killed and 48 others injured, including nine army personnel, in two separate explosion in Doda and Srinagar districts of Jammu and Kashmir today, police sources said.
Jammu, Oct 28: Three army jawans were killed and 48
others injured, including nine army personnel, in two separate
explosion in Doda and Srinagar districts of Jammu and Kashmir
today, police sources said.
Suspected militants, who had planted a high power
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Batote-Doda-Kishtwar road
at Khilani, triggered it through a remote control device when
an army convoy was passing through the area around 11:55 am, the sources told media .
One of the vehicles which passed over the IED was blown
up and later turned turtle under the impact of explosion
killing three jawans and injuring 10 others, three of them
seriously.
All the injured jawans were rushed to a hospital, where
another jawan succumbed to his injuries, they said adding the
death toll is likely to increase. Police and security forces have
launched search operation to track down militants responsible
for the explosion, they added.
In another incident, militants lobbed a grenade at the
BSNL building which landed near the main counter for
collection of telephone bills around 1 pm, official
sources said.
A large number of people were present at the counters when the grenade pierced the tin-roof and exploded causing injuries to 38 civilians including eight women, the sources said.
Bureau Report