Jammu, March 25: One person died and six others were injured in a mortar shell blast in the scrap factory in Samba district of Jammu region.

SSP Samba, Benam Tosh, said that one person has died, six people have been injured in a mortar shell blast in the scrap factory. He identified the deceased as Mohan Lal from Rajouri.

“Mortar shells are brought here after they are neutralised,” the SSP said, adding that there is no terror angle in this incident.

He also said that a FIR has been registered in the incident and action will be taken against those found guilty.

He said six injured people have been shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu. The injured are from UP, Uttarakhand, Bishnag, Ramgarh, Ramnagar and Bari Brahmana. kns