Three Indian Army soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion on Wednesday morning near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.
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Police sources said the mine explosion took place in the Phagwara Gali area of the Mankote sector of Mendhar when a patrolling party along the LoC inadvertently stepped over a landmine.
Two of the injured Army soldiers have been shifted to 150 General Hospital in Rajouri.
As part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system, the forward areas are dotted with landmines which sometimes get washed away by the rain resulting in such types of accidents, according to sources
