Within 8 hours, 2nd mysterious blast in a parked bus rocks J&K's Udhampur

Jammu, Sep 29: A second mysterious blast took place in a parked bus at the old bus stand in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district early on Thursday morning. This is the second such blast in the last 8 hours. However, no injuries or casualties have been reported in the incident.

J&K Police and other security forces are present on the spot.

Earlier, two persons were injured when a mysterious blast took place in a parked bus in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Wednesday night.

According to reports, the empty bus was parked near a petrol pump in Domail Chowk after its routine day service when the blast took place around 10:30 pm.

J&K | The blast occurred around 10:30 pm. Two people have been injured in the accident and vehicles parked nearby have also suffered damage. The reason for the blast is still not known. We are investigating the matter: Suleman Choudhary, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range https://t.co/jaMcvTZN3F pic.twitter.com/XLRffQ6U0w

— ANI (@ANI) September 28, 2022

A CCTV footage of the blast has gone viral on social media.

#WATCH | J&K: A blast occurred in an empty passenger bus parked near a petrol pump at Domail Chowk in Udhampur at around 10:30 pm. Two persons were injured and have been shifted to the District hospital. Police & other agencies reached the spot.

(CCTV Visuals verified by Police) pic.twitter.com/3ESVXPdufP

— ANI (@ANI) September 28, 2022

The incident comes against the backdrop of Central government's move to ban the radical Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) declaring the outfit and all its associates, affiliates and fronts as Unlawful Association under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is (UAPA).