Villager injured in J&K grenade blast

Mumtaz Ahmed was ferrying cattle from Rajouri to Surankote when he found a rusted grenade.

A villager was critically injured in a blast, which occured when he was fiddling with a grenade he found on the way from Rajouri to Surankote in Poonch, officials said.

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Mumtaz Ahmed was ferrying cattle from Rajouri to Surankote when he found a rusted grenade, that exploded when he began fiddling with it.

Ahmed was seriously injured in the blast and was taken to hospital, where his condition was said to be critical.