JAMMU, Jan 21 (Agencies): At least seven civilians were injured in reported twin blasts in Jammu’s Narwal area on January 21 morning.
According to the police, seven civilians were injured in two explosions that occurred in a yard in Jammu’s Narwal area.
Sohail Kumar (35) S/o. Mohd Iqbal, residence of Ustad Mohalla, Sushil Kumar (26) S/o. Ramesh Kumar R/o. Prem Nagar Doda, Vishpartap (25) S/O. Babu Singh residence of Kaluchak Jammu, Vinod Kumar (52) S/o. Kaku Ram residence of Chak Bakhtawar R.S Pura, Arun Kumar (25) residence of Kasim Nagar Bawe, Amit Kumar (40) S/. Gulshan Kumar residence of Bahu fort Jammu, Rajesh Kumar (35) S/o. Darshan Lal residence of Bawe Jammu.
The condition of the injured civilians is stated to be stable, officials said.
Preliminary reports suggest that blasts took place near parked vehicles in Yard No. 7 in Narwal.
Officials said the blast area has been sealed and searches launched by security agencies. An expert team also reached the site to evaluate the nature of the blasts.
These blasts occurred ahead of the Republic Day amid tight security arrangements made by security forces across the Union Territory (UT).
The blasts also took place just two days ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ scheduled visit to Jammu. Mr. Gandhi is likely to address a public rally on January 23 in Jammu.