Four Killed in Mine Explosion Near Line of Control in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir, India Accused

Four young men were killed in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Pakistan-administered Kashmir region. Pakistan’s Information Department has claimed that the explosive device was placed by India, resulting in the deaths of the four youths.

According to a statement issued Monday evening by the Information Department, the incident occurred in the village of Mahendla Madarpur, close to the LoC. Preliminary information indicates that the four men had gone to repair a drinking water pipeline near their village when the powerful explosion occurred, killing them instantly at the scene.

Sardar Wahid Khan, Commissioner of the Pooch Division, accused the Indian Army of planting the landmines in the forest area the youths were walking through. There has been no official response from India regarding the incident so far.