Mortar Shell and Four Landmines Detonate Near LoC in Poonch With No Injuries

Officials attribute the blasts to residual munitions dislodged by heavy rain.

Overview

A buried mortar shell exploded around 3:40 pm on October 9 in Sagra village, Mankote, as an earth‑mover dug a field, and the excavator driver was unhurt.
Officials said the shell had apparently remained unexploded from earlier cross‑border shelling before detonating during the excavation.
On October 8, an Army bomb disposal team from the 120 Brigade triggered four dislodged landmines near the Forward Balakote post along the LoC.
Recent rainfall had shifted devices from the anti‑infiltration obstacle system, prompting controlled detonations by specialists, according to officials.
Police teams and bomb‑disposal units responded to both sites to secure the areas and investigate, with no casualties reported in either incident.