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| Live mine recovered, defused near IB | | One injured as mine explode in Lam sector | |
Hiranagar, Nov 13
Army today recovered a live mine from fields in village Bobia of Hira Nagar on International border, while, a boy receive injuries after a mine explode in Lam sector near Line of actual control this afternoon.
According to sources, a farmer, Swarn Singh S/O Tavhu Ram who was working in fields, found a live mine and informed the near by picket of 16 JAKLI.
The bomb disposal squad of JAKLI immediately reached the spot and defused the mine, and conduct search of the area with the help of metal detector. Sources told News Agency of Kashmir.
It is pertinent to mention that after 1990 the area Mines were laid in the area to counter and stop the moment of militants. Even after the De-mining of the area it is believed numbers of such mines are still under the fields in this border area.
Sources further said that one Shafkat S/O Hajji Mohd was critically injured when a mine exploded in the fields he was working in.
Sources disclosed that Shafi a lone son of Hajji was playing in the fields in Lam sector near LOC, they said, adding that Shafkat touched the mine which exploded and injured him critically.
He was immediately rushed to the local hospital, where the doctors refer him to GMC Jammu. |
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