Mine event in Jammu and Kashmir, Battar Nallah, Poonch District area, India on Wed 11th February 2026

A 16-year-old boy was injured in an explosion believed to have been caused by a rusted landmine that had drifted into a stream in Poonch District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on February 11, reports Daily Excelsior. Bilal Ahmad, a resident of Banpath village, was loading sand into a tractor at Battar Nallah when the blast occurred around 4.30 pm, Officials said, adding that the blast was caused by a landmine that had washed into the water body and got detonated while the boy was working after being hit by the spade, leaving him injured. Police and other security personnel launched a search operation to check for the presence of any other unexploded devices in and around the nallah.