J&K: 1 dead, 5 injured in blast near Rajouri attack victim’s house

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Rajouri, Jan 02, 2023: A child died after an explosion rocked Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri on Monday.

Five others were injured in the explosion. Another child, among those injured, was reported to be in a critical condition.

 

The incident comes a day after four civilians were killed as terrorists opened fire inside three houses in the area.

Monday’s blast was reported from Dangri village - near the house of one of the civilians shot dead by terrorists on Sunday.

 

J&K | Two people injured in a suspected explosion in Rajouri’s Upper Dangri village; rushed to hospital. Further details awaited.

Yesterday, four civilians were killed by terrorists in the same village. pic.twitter.com/GsZH0g59yO

— ANI (@ANI) January 2, 2023

Those injured in Monday’s explosion were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Another suspected IED was spotted in the area, which was being removed by the security forces.

Meanwhile, security forces on Monday intensified a cordon-and-search operation by inducting additional personnel to track down two terrorists involved in an attack on a particular community in Rajouri district, officials said.

"The cordon-and-search operation has been intensified. It was resumed this morning and additional troops have been inducted," a senior police officer told PTI.

Security has been beefed up in view of the attack in Rajouri, where there is a complete shut down in protest against the killings.

On the hunt for the suspected terrorists, the officer said army, police, special operation group and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel are involved in the cordon-and-search operation.

Drones and sniffer dogs have also been deployed, the officials said.

Courtesy: India Today