Poonch: A 70-year-old man was killed today when he accidentally
stepped over a landmine near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch
district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Official sources told GNS that Imam Din son of Kama of Solkah Bagial
Dhara was injured critically in the blast and was taken to nearby
hospital where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival.
They said that the device exploded when he stepped over the
landmine.
SSP Poonch Rajiv Panday while confirming the incident told GNS that
the deceased was shepherding domestic animals when he stepped on
the mine.
The landmines are laid along the LoC to prevent infiltration of militants
from across the border and sometimes these get carried away due to
rains.
70-year-old man killed in LoC mine blast
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