Jammu: A man died and his brother was injured in a blast at their home in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Wednesday, police said. "Initial reports revealed that the blast occurred when the duo tried heating an abandoned object they found while collecting mushrooms in a nearby forest," a police officer said.
"The blast took place in the kitchen of the house of Mohd Abass Naik in Symbol village," the officer added. Police have launched an investigation into the matter.
Earlier in the month, one District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan got injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast planted by Naxals in the Bahker forest, police said.
The incident took place under the limits of the Chhotedongar police station area of Narayanpur district on Friday, said a police official. "The blast happened while defusing the IED planted by Naxalites to harm the security forces. The name of the injured jawan is Anjuri Ram Baghel who was referred to Raipur after giving the primary treatment", said Hemsagar Sidar, ASP Narayanpur.
