Two injured in blast at forest in Jammu and Kashmir

As many as two persons were injured in a blast at a forest in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district. Both the injured are undergoing treatment.

Srinagar: Two persons were injured in a blast at a forest in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

Reyaz Ahmad Chichi, 22, and Irshad Ahmad Chichi, 18, had gone to the forest to graze their cattle, a police official said.

"A mysterious blast took place in the forest area of Panner in Bandipora district, resulting in injuries to two persons," he said.

While Irshad is undergoing treatment at the Bandipora district hospital, Reyaz has been referred to SKIMS hospital here, he added.

(PTI Report)