Powerful IEDs recovered near LoC ahead of polling for Udhampur seat
Reports said that the IEDs were recovered near the Line of Control (LoC) in a joint search operation by the Rashtriya Rifles of the Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police.
A soldier was injured when he accidentally stepped on a landmine on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday.
The explosion took place on Friday evening during a border patrol in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district, Defence Ministry spokesperson Lt. Col Manish Mehta.
"The mine had drifted due to rain. The soldier was wearing mine protection shoes. He suffered a heal fracture," the spokesperson said.
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The injured soldier was shifted to Udhampur Command hospital for treatment, he said.
The army plants mines in infiltration-prone areas on the LoC to prevent entry of infiltrators.
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