Added on August 2, 2022
Press Trust of India
Two mines, mortar shell recovered in Poonch
Jammu: The Army averted a tragedy on Monday as it detected two anti-personnel mines in Poonch district and safely destroyed them, officials said.
During a routine patrol, an Army team detected the mines in the forward area of Keri in Mendhar sector, they said.
Separately, troops recovered a 51-mm mortar shell in the Chandial area of Poonch district, they said.
The bomb disposal squad of the Army safely destroyed the mines and shell, thereby averting any tragedy, they said.