DIG, SSP visit Kotranka, SFs conducted searches after 4 suspecious explosions. Culprits still at large

GNS ONLINE RAJOURI;

SHYAM SOOD
RAJOURI, APRIL 25:–As per reports Security Forces on Monday conducted searches in Mora, Daraj, Jaglanoo, Kotranka town, Samote, etc areas in the Kotranka sub-division in Rajouri district after a mysterious explosion triggered by the ANEs in the Shahpur village at about 7.40 pm on Sunday.
It was the fourth mysterious explosion in the Kotranka sub-division in the last one month in which 4 persons, including a labourer couple from Uttar Pardesh, were injured.
Security Forces have also conducted searches in the houses of some suspects and anti-social/national elements in search of clues leading to cracking these explosions.
As per reports, since the first twin blasts triggered on March 26 in Kotranka town, local police, intelligence wing, and other agencies tirelessly trace and track the culprits responsible for these explosions.
“Forensic analysis has been conducted for the material used in these suspicious explosions.
The police are on the job to crack these suspicious explosions and soon the results are expected,” said a senior police officer in case of anonymity.
Meanwhile, Vivek Gupta, DIG Police Rajouri-Poonch Police Range, and Mohammad Aslam, SSP Rajouri on Monday visited Kotranka town and Shahpur village respectively to assess the security scenario.
On March 26, two explosions (one of low intensity & 2nd of high intensity) were triggered on a link road leading to Kotranka town& just a few hundred meters from the Police. No person was injured.
On April 19, a suspicious explosion took place in a slum area in the vicinity of Kotranka town where a few families (labourers) from the outside J&K state were sleeping in the Zhugis.
A couple, namely Vinod & his wife Karanti received splinter injuries and were referred to Government Medical College & Associated Hospital (GMC&AH) in Rajouri.
On April 24, the ANEs again struck in Shahpur village, under Budhal police station and, according to eyewitnesses who were injured, a grenade-type item was thrown on their vehicle from a height at about 7.40 PM.
Two injured, Jasbir Singh & Buland Khan along with others were loading the tent items in the vehicles after a marriage party was over in the house of one Pritam.
Both were brought to CHC at Kotranka and are out of danger.
“Suspicious explosions have created an atmosphere of fear among the residents of Kotranka sub-division. Some anti-national elements trying to disturb the peace and tranquillity in our area” said a local resident.