Minor boy injured in blast at Pulwama succumbs

Srinagar: A minor boy who was critically injured in a blast at Gudoora village of Pulwama district succumbed to his injuries on Friday evening.

Arif Ahmad Dar, son of Ab Gani Lone of Larow village of Kakapora belt in Pulwama district was critically injured when an object he was playing with went off in this afternoon.

A police official had said that the boy was injured after he was fiddling with some explosive material at Gudoora. “While fiddling, the device went off resulting in his serious injuries,” he said. As per local sources to KNO, Arif was grazing cattle when the incident took place. He dead body is being brought to his native village.(KNO)