2nd attack on yatris’ bus in Reasi district in 2 years

Rajouri, June 9: Terror attack on a bus carrying pilgrims from Shiv Khori shrine in Reasi was the second such attack during the last two years in the district.

Earlier, in 2022, four pilgrims lost their lives and twenty others were left injured after a bus ferrying pilgrims of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine was damaged in a mysterious explosion which was later found to be caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

The incident had taken place on May 13, 2022 when a bus was returning from Katra, Mata Vaishno Devi shrine towards Jammu and it caught fire under mysterious conditions, reportedly after an explosion.

Initially it was considered that the vehicle caught fire due to some technical snag but later it came to fore that a well hatched terror conspiracy was behind this incident.

It was found that a man, a government teacher, was behind this attack. He was arrested after an IED explosion at Narwal in Jammu who during questioning confessed for his involvement in the Katra attack also.