One killed, several injured in Udhampur market blast
The Hindu
Injured shifted to hospital
One person was killed and several were injured in a blast at a busy market in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Wednesday.
The police could not immediately confirm the nature of the explosion that took place at Salathia chowk.
Officials said one person was declared brought dead at the Udhampur hospital. Several injured were shifted to the hospital.
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Udhampur Dr. K. Dogra said around 13 injured were admitted to the hospital.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Udhampur) Vinod Kumar said, “We are probing all the angles and investigating what kind of explosion it was.”
Union Minister and Member of Parliament from Udhampur Dr. Jitendra Singh said, “Blast [occurred] around ‘Rehri’ near Tehsildar office at Udhampur. One life lost, 13 injured being moved to hospital. I am in touch with DC (Deputy Commissioner) Indu Chib. Exact cause and origin of the blast being worked out. Too early to draw any definite conclusion.”
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