Militants on Tuesday attempted to blow up an armoured vehicle of the Army in South Kashmir’s Shopian district while a shopkeeper was shot at and injured in Tral pocket of Pulwama district. Besides, three soldiers were injured in a massive fire that engulfed an Army camp in Machhil sector along the line of Control (loC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Sources said that militants detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Nowpora Payeen village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district in the wee hours on Tuesday. The blast caused damage to the vehicle but the soldiers on board were not harmed.
In the second incident, suspected militants fired at and injured shopkeeper Muhammad Amin Malik at lorgam village of Tral sub-district in south Kashmir. He was rushed to hospital with a bullet wound in his leg.
Meanwhile, a huge fire engulfed a security formation in Rashtriya Rifles camp at Hamar Gali in Machhil sector. At least eight barracks were razed to cinders along-with the office building.
A defence spokesman said that fire was brought to control with some damage to property. “There is no loss of life and cause of fire is being ascertained,” he said.