A mysterious blast rocked outskirts of J&K's Jammu city on Friday, police said.

Police sources said a mysterious blast rocked Sanjay Nagar area on the outskirts of Jammu city.

"A vehicle passing through the area sustained minor damage due to the blast. A team of the forensic science laboratory has been called to ascertain the nature of the blast."

Electric transformer [representational image]

"It is not a blast linked to terrorist activity as per preliminary investigation," a source said.

Speaking about the incident, Chandan Kohli SSP Jammu said that sparks erupted from a power transformer due to which garbage lying beneath it caught fire. In fire flames, something exploded which may have been any inflammable material causing sound, ANI reported. 

(With inputs from agency)

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