Army soldier injured in landmine explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district

As part of the counter-infiltration strategy, the army is using landmines to plug the possible infiltration routes to stop armed terrorists from entering into the Indian side.

By: Express News Service

Jammu | October 15, 2023 06:16 PM IST

Police sources said that the soldier was on patrolling in the area along the LoC in Nowshera sector’s Kalsian village when he accidentally stepped over the landmine. (Representational image)

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An Indian Army soldier was injured in a mine explosion on Sunday near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s border Rajouri district.

Identifying the injured as Rifleman Gurcharan Singh, police sources said that he was on patrolling in the area along the LoC in Nowshera sector’s Kalsian village when he accidentally stepped over the landmine. After being evacuated to the nearby hospital, he was airlifted to Army’s Command Hospital at Udhampur for specialised treatment.

Meanwhile, according to PTI, as part of the counter-infiltration strategy, the army is using landmines to plug the possible infiltration routes to stop armed terrorists from entering into the Indian side and sometimes the explosive devices get dislocated due to rains causing the accidental blasts.

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Army soldier injured in landmine explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district

As part of the counter-infiltration strategy, the army is using landmines to plug the possible infiltration routes to stop armed terrorists from entering into the Indian side.

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