Srinagar: A 10 year old boy was injured critically in a mysterious blast at Gadoora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday.The boy was injured after he was fiddling with an explosive material in orchards at Gadoora.

The injured has been identified as Arif Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Ghani Dar resident of Laroow, Pulwama who has been taken to nearby hospital where from he was referred to SMHS hospital Srinagar for further treatment.

Sources said the incident took place while Arif was grazing cattles in the field.

Police said While fiddling with the object, the device went off resulting in his serious injuries,