The blast was so intense and powerful that some portions of the body of the deceased, later identified as army jawan Matoshi, were found scattered in a radius of few metres near the site.
Immediately after the incident, Deputy Commissioner Manjit Singh Narang along with police and military officials reached the site and took stock of the situation.
Vibhor Kumar DSP (Headquarters) said the deceased army jawan had come to a junk dealer's shop in the morning where he tried to sell some old and abandoned bomb shells which he had brought with him to the junk dealer.
When the junk dealer showed reluctance to accept those bomb like articles, the jawan tried to break them into pieces with a hammer.
Eyewitnesses said the action triggered huge blast during which the body of deceased was blown off.
The area was immediately cordoned off by the police and army authorities.