Jammu & Kashmir

Army personnel injured in mine blast in Poonch, say officials

Armed forces personnel stands deployed near Line of Control in JK. [FPK File Photo/ Vikar Syed]

Poonch: An army man was injured in a mine blast along Line of Control in Poonch district this afternoon, officials said.

They told GNS that Naik Rajeev Kumar from Himachal Pradesh suffered critical injuries after accidently stepping on a landmine in Krishna Ghati sector.

The injured army personnel was evacuated from the site and subsequently airlifted to Medical Hospital Nagrota for advanced treatment, they further said.

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