Jammu & Kashmir

Missile-like object lands in Dal Lake, loud explosions heard in Srinagar

Armed forces personnel deployed at Dal Lake in Srinagar amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. [FPK Photo/ Mohammad Syeed Shawl]

Srinagar: A missile-shaped object fell into Dal Lake, a famous tourist spot in Srinagar, after loud blasts were heard in the city on Saturday morning, officials said.

Smoke was seen rising from the lake after the object hit the water. Armed forces have pulled out the debris and are analysing it, officials told PTI.

Another suspicious object was also found in Lasjan, on the outskirts of Srinagar, the same morning. Officials were quoted saying that it is also being examined.

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