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Five landmines found and defused along the LoC in Poonch
The Army found and destroyed five landmines in the Basoni top area of Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir.
The area is near the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan.
Two mines were found by an Army patrol on Saturday morning, and three had been found there the day before.
The Army’s Bomb Disposal Squad destroyed all five in controlled explosions.
Officials said there was no damage.
Landmines are placed in forward areas along the Line of Control as part of a system intended to prevent infiltration.
Heavy rain can wash mines away and bring them to the surface, where they may pose a risk.
The Army found and destroyed five landmines in the Basoni top area of Poonch district along the Line of Control.
Two mines were detected by an Army patrol near the border fence on Saturday morning, October 10, 2026.
Three others had been found in the same area the previous day.
The Army’s Bomb Disposal Squad destroyed the explosives in controlled explosions without causing damage.
Landmines form part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system along the LoC, and heavy rainfall can wash them to the surface.
- Who
- The Army found the mines, and its Bomb Disposal Squad destroyed them.
- What
- Five landmines were found and destroyed in controlled explosions.
- When
- Three were found on October 9, 2026, and two on the morning of October 10.
- Where
- Near the border fence in the Basoni top area of Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, along the LoC.
- Why
- Landmines are part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system; heavy rainfall can wash them to the surface.
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Three landmines were found in the Basoni top area.
An Army patrol detected two more landmines near the border fence.
The Army Bomb Disposal Squad destroyed the five mines in controlled explosions.
- Landmines found
- 5
- Detected October 10
- 2
- Found the previous day
- 3
- Location
- Basoni top area, Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir
- Disposal method
- Controlled explosions by the Army Bomb Disposal Squad
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