Army jawan injured in mine blast along LoC in J&K

April 18, 2011 04:18 pm | Updated 04:18 pm IST - Jammu

An army jawan was injured in a mine blast along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today.

During patrolling on the forward area along the LoC in Kantar area of Mendhar sub-sector in Poonch district, army jawan Sanjeev Patil stepped on the mine resulting in an explosion last night, they said.

Mr. Patil was injured in the blast and rushed to a hospital, they said.

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