A former Kashmiri rebel was wounded when a tiny detonator planted in a cigarette by suspected militants exploded when he lit it up in a police station, according to a newspaper report on Thursday. The small blast, the first of its kind in the revolt-torn Himalayan region, took place in a remote village of Doda district where former rebel Mohammad Rafiq had surrendered to police, the Daily Excelsior said.
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“The small detonator, planted inside the cigarette, exploded when Rafiq was smoking, causing him minor injuries. He has been hospitalised,” the newspaper quoted a senior police officer as saying. He said police were investigating how a cigarette with a detonator hidden inside reached Rafiq in the police station. |