- By Surarika Das
- Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:55 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Two Indian Army soldiers were accidently injured as a grenade blast during a training exercise near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch on Friday. The incident occurred in a forward area near the border. The wounded soldiers were quickly taken to the military hospital.
Officials said both soldiers are in stable condition. However, details about the seriousness of their injuries have not been officially released. Security agencies and military officials have taken cognizance of the incident, and an investigation is expected to determine the circumstances that led to the explosion. Officials are monitoring the situation.
Previously on Wednesday, two Indian Army soldiers were killed in an accidental blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The incident took place in the Kamalkote area of Baramulla district, officials said. It occurred during a routine equipment handover at an Army camp in the Kamalkote area of the Uri sector.
The injured soldiers were rushed to the Army's 92 Base Hospital for treatment, but doctors declared both of them dead on arrival. An investigation was also launched into that incident, which was subsequently treated as an accidental explosion.
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