Army personnel injured in landmine explosion in J-K

Rifleman Gurucharan Singh was on patrol duty when stepped over the landmine. Representation pic

An army personnel was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a police officer said.

Rifleman Gurucharan Singh was on patrol duty when he accidentally stepped over the landmine in forward Kalsian village in Nowshera sector, the officer said. He was shifted to a nearby military hospital and after first aid he was airlifted to Command Hospital Udhampur for specialised treatment, the officer said.

As part of the counter-infiltration strategy, the army is using landmines to plug the infiltration routes to stop terrorists from entering and sometimes the explosive devices get dislocated due to rain causing the accidental blasts.

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