Jammu blasts leave nine civilians injured, spark security scare
The HinduNine civilians were injured in two separate blasts that occurred within 20 minutes of each other in Jammu’s Narwal on January 21. The incident has posed a security challenge ahead of the Republic Day and Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ rally in Jammu next week. The first explosion took place inside a parked vehicle in Narwal’s Transport Yard area around 11 a.m. followed by the second blast metres away in another vehicle. The blasts took place within 20 minutes,” Deputy Inspector General of Police Shakti Pathak said. These blasts took place amid the tight security arrangements made in the wake of upcoming Republic Day functions in the Union Territory and Mr. Gandhi’s upcoming visit to Jammu on January 23 as part of his ‘Bharat Jodo yatra’ campaign.