Blast close to International Border causes alarm in Jammu

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National Security Guard (NSG) unit   behaviour   a hunt  operation, pursuing  a mysterious blast adjacent   the main   gross  of the residence of erstwhile  sarpanch Jai Ram Sharma astatine  Gawala Talab, immoderate   10km from the International Border astatine  the Ghagwal sector, successful  Samba connected  Monday (March 23, 2026).

National Security Guard (NSG) unit behaviour a hunt operation, pursuing a mysterious blast adjacent the main gross of the residence of erstwhile sarpanch Jai Ram Sharma astatine Gawala Talab, immoderate 10km from the International Border astatine the Ghagwal sector, successful Samba connected Monday (March 23, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI

A mysterious blast extracurricular a residence adjacent to the International Border (IB) connected Monday (March 23, 2026) raised the alarm among information agencies successful Jammu’s Samba.

The blast took spot extracurricular the residence of erstwhile sarpanch Jai Ram Sharma successful Samba’s Ghagwal Sector astir 2 a.m., officials said. The colony of Samba is astir 10 km from the International Border.

A senior constabulary serviceman visited the blast spot, and a squad of forensic experts took samples “to ascertain the origin of the explosion”, officials said.

Hotel proprietor booked

Meanwhile, the constabulary lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against a edifice proprietor for concealing the enactment of 23 overseas nationals, including 19 British nationals, successful southbound Kashmir’s Pahalgam.  

“The edifice absorption wilfully concealed their enactment from the Pahalgam constabulary station, and failed to taxable the mandatory Form C, thereby violating provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, and compromising prescribed information protocols,” the constabulary said.

The J&K Police urged all edifice operators to strictly comply with ineligible requirements successful reporting guests who are overseas nationals.

Published - March 23, 2026 10:04 p.m. IST

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