Man arrested under Public Safety Act: police

A man, allegedly involved in the low intensity blast in a public park at Manasbal in Jammu and Kashmir in June, has been detained under Public Safety Act, police said Thursday.

"Bilal Ahmad Mir, a resident of Cheshmai Manasbal in Ganderbal district has been detained under Public Safety Act and lodged in a jail in Jammu," a police spokesman said.

The spokesman said Mir was allegedly involved in the case related to the blast at Manasbal Park on 17 June, 2018 in which 13 local visitors including children were seriously injured.

"Besides, the subject is a chronic stone pelter and is indulging in encouraging and instigating the youth of the area to resort to stones pelting upon security agencies," he said.