Man injured in landmine blast in J&K’s Poonch

Mendhar/Jammu, Oct 25 (PTI) A man was injured in a landmine blast in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, officials said.

The 40-year-old man, identified as Haneef, was gathering wood on his land in the border belt of the Shahpur area when he accidentally stepped on a landmine, they said.

Haneef sustained injuries in the incident, they said, adding that he has been evacuated and sent to a hospital for treatment.