India, Feb. 11 -- Two soldiers lost their lives in a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Laleali in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, the Indian Army said."Suspected Improvised Explosive Device blast reported in #Laleali in #Akhnoor Sector during a fence patrol resulting in two fatalities. Own troops are dominating the area and search #operations are underway. White Knight Corps salutes and pays tribute to the supreme sacrifice of two gallant soldiers. @adgpi @NorthernComd_IA," the Army's White Knight Corps said in an X post.

Earlier in the day, a mortar shell was found and subsequently defused by a bomb disposal squad in the Akhnoor sector, police officials told PTI. The mortar shell was noticed by som...