One killed in mysterious blast near LoC in Keran sector

This was the second such incident in Kupwara during the past 24 hours.

They said an explosion took place inside a tailor shop at Farkiyan near LoC in Keran sector around 0920 hrs.

One person Abdul Hamid Bajad, a local resident, was critically wounded in the blast, they said, adding that he was immediately rushed to hospital where he was declared brought dead.

A house also suffered extensive damage in the blast, sound of which was heard in the entire area.

Police have registered a case and started an investigation, they said, adding that during the past few days, Keran sector witnessed shelling and firing from Pakistan troops.

However, the Indian Army foiled the Pakistan Army’s infiltration attempt on the intervening night of July 31-Aug 1 in Keran Sector of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.

The Indian soldiers foiled the attempt by Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT),  inflicting heavy causalities on the infiltrating terrorists and BAT personnel.

The encounter left at least four killed while they were trying to infiltrate into India and strike a forward post in the Keran sector, sources told IBNS.

"Four bodies of possibly Pak SSG Commandoes or may be some of the terrorists have been seen on our side of Line of Control (LoC), in close proximity of own posts," the army sources said.

A man, identified as Shabir Ahmad, was killed in a mysterious blast near Sadhna top in Kupwara on Saturday.