A security personnel stands guard in Rajouri district.
Credit: PTI Photo
Srinagar: An ‘Agniveer’ soldier was killed and two others injured in a landmine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Reports said that the soldiers were on routine patrolling duty when the mine blast took place leaving at least three soldiers injured. The injured soldiers were evacuated to Command Hospital Udhampur, where one succumbed to his injuries.
The slain was identified as Ajay Singh of Ludhiana, an ‘Agniveer’ soldier. The injured were identified as sepoy Balwant Singh, who suffered shrapnel injuries on the legs, and subedar Dharminder Singh.
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