Two girls hurt in low-intensity Rajouri blast

Our Correspondent

Jammu, March 1

Two girls received minor injuries after a low intensity blast in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu division. The victims have been identified as Tasveer Kouser (10) and Saima Kouser (15). The duo suffered injuries in fingers of their hands after they held a ‘cracker-like’ substance while returning from school in Doongi-Brahmna village.

Reports suggested that it was earlier believed that the girls had suffered burn injuries due to bursting of crackers but later the nature of injuries pointed towards low-intensity explosion as their fingers had suffered serious injuries.

Rajouri police and Rashtriya Rifles launched a joint cordon and search operation in the village, leading to the recovery of over two dozen detonators. The search operation in the area continued for a day till Thursday. However, it is not clear if the injuries were sustained due to detonators.

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