In a tragic incident, four people lost their lives in a blast in the Sopore area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday. According to the police, the blast occurred on a scrap dealer's premises. The deceased also includes the scrap dealer. The police suspect that he may have bought some army scrap from Ladakh.
The blast occurred inside a scrap dealer's shop at Sher Colony in Sopore town of Baramulla district. The Police officials said some people were unloading scrap from a truck when the blast occurred.
Forensics rushed to spot
Out of four deceased, two persons died on the spot while two others succumbed to injuries later, the officials said. The deceased have been identified as Nazir Ahmad Nadroo (40), Aazim Ashraf Mir (20), Aadil Rashid Bhat (23) and Mohammad Azhar (25). All of them were residents of the Sher Colony. The exact nature and cause of the explosion was not immediately known. The officials added that a team of forensic experts has been rushed to the site.
Speaking about the incident, SSP Sopore, Divya D says, "This incident (mysterious explosion) took place in Shair Colony Sopore. The deceased have been identified as Nazir Ahmad Nadroo, Azam Ashraf Mir, Mohammad Azhar and Adil Rashid Bhat...All were scrap dealers. Today they brought some scrap from Ladhak, and while they were unloading that, the incident took place...FIR has been lodged and an investigation has been taken up...Soon FSL team will arrive here...Medical-legal formalities of the bodies are going on in the hospital..."
(With PTI Inputs)
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