3 Soldiers Injured In Blast Inside Their Vehicle In Jammu And Kashmir's Shopian

Thursday, 2 June 2022newsdesk

Three soldiers were injured in a blast inside their "private hired" vehicle in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir today, the police said.

New Delhi, 02 June 2022

As per news report of NDTV, The nature of the blast is being investigated, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said. "A #blast took place inside a private hired vehicle at Sedow, #Shopian. 03 soldiers injured & shifted to Hospital," Mr Kumar said on Twitter. The nature and the source of the blast - whether it was due to a grenade or already planted IED (Improvised Explosive Device) inside the vehicle or malfunctioning of the battery - is being investigated, he said. The injured soldiers have been admitted to a hospital. The vehicle was severely damaged in the blast too. Sources have said that due to the severity of the blast, it is unlikely that it was caused by a battery explosion, though a thorough investigation is being carried out.

Source -NDTV