Jammu & Kashmir, July 25 -- In a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday, an Indian Army Agniveer lost his life while two other soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), sustained injuries in a landmine explosion.

According to official sources, the blast occurred near Victor Post in the Salotri village of Haveli tehsil during a routine patrol when a landmine, part of the area's anti-infiltration defences, was accidentally triggered.

The injured personnel were immediately evacuated and shifted to a nearby medical facility for treatment. The condition of both injured soldiers is reported to be stable.

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