The J&K police on Thursday started an investigation into a high-intensity blast that created a crater in Kathua district of Jammu on Wednesday night. A live grenade was also recovered during searches in the area on Thursday.
Locals had reported a loud explosion from fields at Sanyal village in Hiranagar of the district around 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday. There were no reports of any casualties in the explosion.
“It seems like a high-intensity blast. A bomb disposal squad has lifted samples from the site for investigation. There is a crater where the explosion took place. It seems the wet earth managed to absorb the impact of the explosion,” Shivdeep Singh Jamwal, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Kathua, said.
He said if the explosion had taken place near the bridge over Hiranagar nalla, the damage could have been more. “The area is dotted by fields and forest cover and is closer to the international border. It will be too early to suggest any drone dropping of explosives,” the SSP said. “The nature of the blast is being investigated,” he added. The blast took place just one kilometre away from the international border.
