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Old shell explodes in Budgam, no injuries: Police

An unexploded old shell exploded on early Saturday morning at Kralpora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said.

In a handout to a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), the police said that during the early morning hours at about 7:45 am, some loud sound was heard by inhabitants of Kralpora where some minority families also reside.

The police spokesman further stated that SSP Budgam along with BDS team visited to incident site.

During preliminary investigation, it seems that some unexploded old shell in old building material and scrap piled up there might have exploded which have caused the loud sound.

No injury was reported. Further investigation into the incident is going on, reads the statement.(GNS)

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