SRINAGAR: A youth was killed, while another was injured on Friday after a mortar shell exploded in Samba district.

In a handout to GNS, the police said that one youth namely Pawan Singh (19) son of Kuldeep Singh resident of village Chandli  died and another youth Roshan Singh ( 29) son of Kaka Singh resident of village Chandli sustained splinter injuries when Mortar shell they were reportedly fiddling with exploded in the forest area of village Chandli in the J/D of PP Goran ,PS Samba today around 5:00 p.m. Injured referred to GMC Jammu.

Meanwhile a case has been registered in this regard and investigation has been taken up. (GNS)

SRINAGAR: A rusted mortar shell was detected and subsequently destroyed in a controlled explosion in Rajouri district on Monday, officials said.

Reliable sources told news agency Kashmir Scroll that mortar shell was noticed by a local in Nowshera area of Rajouri who accordingly informed police.

They said the area was immediately cordoned off and a bomb disposal squad was summoned which later destroyed the mortar shell in a controlled mechanism without causing any damage.(KS)

SRINAGAR: A major tragedy was averted when the security forces disposed off live mortar shells on Friday in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Police said that two live mortar shells were noticed in Pati Mehru village of tehsil Hiranagar in Kathua district by the locals and they informed to the nearby police station.
They said that Police and BSF team rushed to the spot on receiving the information.

The Bomb Disposal Squad followed the Standard Operating Procedures and successfully destroyed both the live mortar shells, police added. (UNI)

SRINAGAR: Police on Friday recovered an old rusted mortar shell in Poonch and destroyed it without any damage, officials said. 

They told GNS that the shell was found during construction at Gali area of Sawjian in Mandi area of Poonch. Soon after being informed, they said, a police party rushed to spot and later destroyed it without any damage to life or property. (GNS)

SRINAGAR: Bomb Disposal Squad destroyed a rusty live mortar shell in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday.
 
Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that police recovered an old live mortar shell in Lassipora Drung forest area, which falls under the jurisdiction of police station Khag.
 
Shortly after the recovery, police informed the Bomb Disposal Squad which destroyed the shell without causing any damage to life or property.
 
Meanwhile, police have registered a case under relevant sections of law and started an investigation. (KNT)