A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed and two others injured, when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded on Darhal-Thanamandi road in Rajouri district in Jammu on Friday, official sources said.
"The driver of a matador, carrying the SPO and his colleague, spotted a radio set on the Darhal-Thanamandi road at Fatehpura area early on Friday," the sources said.
As the SPO picked up the set, it suddenly exploded killing him on the spot and injuring two others, including the driver, who was in a critical state," the sources said.

The deceased has been identified as Abdul Qayoom, they said adding the injured have been shifted to Rajouri hospital. Meanwhile, one SPO, Raj Kumar, committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon in Noushera area of Rajouri," sources said.
Bureau Report