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An army personnel was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Saturday.

 

The landmine exploded when the troops were patrolling in a forward area in Digwar sector this afternoon, the officials said.

As part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system, the forward areas are dotted with landmines which sometimes get washed away by rains, resulting in such accidents.

 

The injured Havaldar was immediately evacuated to hospital for treatment, the officials said.

 

Meanwhile, a Bomb Disposal Squad destroyed an unexploded mortar shell in a controlled explosion near the Regal border outpost in Samba district this morning.

 

The mortar shell was found by some villagers who informed police and subsequently, a team of experts was rushed and the explosive device was neutralized, the officials said.

 

Dozens of unexploded ordnance were defused by army and police experts in villages along the LoC and International Border in the past week after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on May 10 announced that India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect.

 

Under Operation Sindoor, India carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

 

Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. An army man got injured Sunday in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said.

Such incidents are common happenings in the border areas when soldiers fall prey to nefarious designs of the neighbor. Earlier, on April 13 a landmine went off when a group of soldiers was patrolling a forward area in the Balakote sector of Mendhar.

As a result the soldier suffered injuries in the right foot and was subsequently evacuated to a military hospital for treatment.

As part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system, the forward areas are dotted with land mines which sometimes get washed away by rain, resulting in such accidents, officials said.