Four landmines, one mortar shell explode near LoC in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch; no casualties

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“Four landmines and a mortar ammunition exploded adjacent the Line of Control (LoC) successful Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch territory without causing immoderate harm to quality lives,” officials said connected Thursday (October 9, 2025).

“The mortar ammunition buried underground went disconnected erstwhile an earth-mover was digging the onshore astatine Sagra colony successful Mankote country connected Thursday greeting (October 9, 2025),” the officials said. The operator of the excavator escaped unhurt successful the detonation that rocked the area.

“A constabulary squad was rushed to the country pursuing the detonation to probe the matter. The mortar ammunition seemingly remained unexploded during cross-border shelling. In different incident, 4 landmines exploded successful the Balakote country connected Wednesday (October 8, 2025),” they said.

“The landmines were activated by a weaponry disposal squad aft they were recovered dislocated from the anti-infiltration obstacle strategy owed to caller dense rain. The blasts did not origin immoderate damage,” the officials said.

Published - October 09, 2025 05:38 p.m. IST

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