Srinagar: A blast was reported on Saturday in a car in Banihal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. The mysterious blast has happened in a Santro car on the Srinagar-Jammu highway near Banihal which is across the Jawahar tunnel.
As per reports, a convoy of CRPF personnel was passing by the area when the blast took place. The driver of the lone car has fled from the scene. Hunt to nab him is on.
The explosion is believed to be a cylinder blast. No casualties have been reported so far.
Banihal Police said that the accident happened after the cylinders kept in the car leaked and then caught fire. The investigation is underway.
CRPF sources, meanwhile, said that the prima facie blast in the car seems to be a cylinder explosion. The CRPF convoy was at a significant distance from the explosion site. The incident does not appear to be an attack, CRPF sources added.
The incident comes just a month after the ghastly Pulwama terror attack that claimed lives of 40 CRPF personnel. The paramilitary men were killed after an explosive-laden truck rammed into their convoy on February 14. The terror attack was claimed by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
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