LoC: Jawan injured in mine blast

An army jawan was injured in a mine blast along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. A jawan on patrolling duty suffered injuries and has been hospitalised.

Jammu, Dec 20: An army jawan was injured in a mine blast along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A stone rolled down a foot track and fell on a mine resulting in a blast along the LoC in Mendhar sector of the district last evening, an army officer said today.

A jawan on patrolling duty suffered injuries and has been hospitalised.

Reports say that Sepoy Mohinder Singh of 21 Punjab was deployed at a forward post.

In October, an army jawan was injured due to mine blast in the forward area of LoC in tehsil Mendhar, district Poonch.

PTI