J&K: NIA examines blast sites in Udhampur

After two blasts in Udhampur, Jammu, and Kashmir within 8 hours, Udhampur Congress Counsellor Preeti Khajuria along with locals protested against the district administration on Thursday.

Udhampur (J&K):After two blasts in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur within eight hours, a high-level National Investigation Agency (NIA) team examined the spots on Thursday. Speaking about the incident, an NIA official said that the blast appeared to be caused by sticky bombs.

It is learnt that a large-scale search operation is going on at the Udhampur Bus Stand area. A bomb disposal squad is being used to scan the destroyed vehicles. Two persons have sustained injuries due to the blasts and have been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, the NIA official further informed, adding that forensic results were awaited.

Earlier in the day, Udhampur Congress Counsellor Preeti Khajuria along with locals protested against the district administration. Following the blast ADGP Jammu, Mukesh Singh, arrived at the second blast site.

“Investigation is being done. It seems the blast has been done with a timer,” informed the Jammu ADGP. As per the DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, the first blast took place on September 28 night around 10.30 pm, and the second blast in the early morning on Thursday.