Jawan seriously injured in mine blast near LoC

Naik Shakeel-ur-Rehman, who was part of a patrol party, stepped on an anti-personnel mine resulting in a powerful blast in Makhiyardhar forward area, a senior army official said.

In the blast, Rehman's left foot was blown up, he said, adding that the jawan was airlifted to military hospital at Northern Command in Udhampur for treatment.

The anti-personnel mine had drifted due to melting of snow and was deposited near the patrol track in Mukhiyardhar area, the official said.