There is an atmosphere of panic in Udhampur at this time. Two bomb blasts that took place within the last eight hours have created a sensation in the town. So far, two people have been reported injured in both these bomb blasts. Police say that they are trying to find out about these bomb blasts. While the first bomb blast took place around 10.45 pm, the second bomb blast took place at 5.40 am today in a bus parked at the Udhampur bus stand. No casualties were reported in the second bombing.
After these blasts, security has been increased on the National Highway including Udhampur town. Vehicles are being checked by putting additional checkpoints. Not only this, security forces have also been deployed in the busy areas of the town.
Confirming the blast, ADGP Jammu Mukesh Singh said that the first blast occurred in a bus parked at a petrol pump near Domel Chowk in Udhampur, while the second blast took place in a bus parked inside the old bus stand this morning. Both these blasts were the same. While two people, including the conductor, were injured in the night’s bomb blast, no one was reported injured in this morning’s bomb blast.
Earlier Police team reached the spot soon after this incident of explosion. Eyewitnesses said that the blast took place in a bus JK14C-3636 plying between Udhampur-Ramnagar. It is being told that this explosion was stronger than the explosion in the bus parked at Domel petrol pump in the night. The bus got blown up in this blast while other buses parked nearby were also damaged. A police official said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the blast took place inside the bus.