Minor blast outside sarpanch’s house in J-K’s Rajouri

Jammu, June 6

A minor explosion took place outside the house of a sarpanch in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, sparking panic among the local residents, officials said.

The blast took place outside the house of Sarpanch Sushma Kumari at Androla village in Chakli area of Chingus along Jammu-Poonch highway around 1 am, causing damage to two parked motorcycles, the officials said.

“It was a minor intensity blast and we are investigation the matter,” a police official said.

The local residents said they were woken up by the impact of the explosion and demanded arrest of the culprits behind the incident.

“We are investigating all angles,” the police official said. PTI

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