Overview
- The blast ripped through an old mosque structure at Langate Handwara as local residents carried out rebuilding work.
- Three people were wounded and taken to the sub-district hospital in Langate, with one patient moved to Handwara Medical College for specialized care.
- Police have registered a formal FIR and initiated a detailed inquiry into the cause of the June 16 explosion.
- Langate lies in a border zone that has faced heavy mortar shelling from Pakistan following Indian Armed Forces strikes earlier this year.
- Recent cross-border exchanges and targeted military actions have amplified tensions and further disrupted civilian life in the region.