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Man killed, brother hurt in blast inside house in J&K’s Kishtwar

According to the police, the brothers had brought home a rod-like rusted object found abandoned in the forest near Symbol village when they went to collect Morchella, a variety of edible fungi. The object later exploded when they tried to heat it.

Jammu and KasmirThe object exploded when the brothers heated it in the kitchen, police sources said. (Representational/File)
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A young man was killed and his brother injured Wednesday in an explosion that took place under mysterious circumstances at their house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.

The police have identified the deceased as Shabir Ahmed, 20, and his injured younger brother as Mohammad Yaseen, 18.

According to preliminary investigation, the brothers had brought home a rod-like rusted object found abandoned in the forest near Symbol village when they went to collect Morchella, a variety of edible fungi.

The object exploded when the brothers heated it in the kitchen, police sources said.

The injured person is undergoing treatment at a hospital at Kishtwar.

The police have registered a case.

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