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On way to Vaishno Devi, ITBP jawan suffers burn injuries

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : May 27 2013 | 9:47 PM IST
Two persons, including an ITBP jawan, today suffered burn injuries in a transformer blast en route the holy cave shrine of Vaishno Devi today.
The blast occurred when a power department lineman was carrying out repair work on an electric transformer, police said.
Lineman Dardar Chand and ITBP jawan Harish Vora, a resident of Uttarakhand, who was standing nearby, were injured in the blast, they said.
The incident happened at Shanjichhat on the Vaisnho Devi pilgrimage route.
The injured were admitted to a hospital where the condition of both of them was stated to be critical.

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First Published: May 27 2013 | 9:47 PM IST

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