Minor blast outside sarpanch's house in J-K's Rajouri

A minor explosion took place outside the house of a sarpanch in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, sparking panic among the local residents, officials said.

The blast took place outside the house of Sarpanch Sushma Kumari at Androla village in Chakli area of Chingus along Jammu-Poonch highway around 1 am, causing damage to two parked motorcycles, the officials said.

''It was a minor intensity blast and we are investigating the matter,'' a police official said.

The local residents said they were woken up by the impact of the explosion and demanded the arrest of the culprits behind the incident.

''We are investigating all angles,'' the police official said.

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