Two army men, who were wounded in an Improvised Explosive Device(IED) attack in this south Kashmir district on Monday, succumbed to their injuries on Tuesday morning.
A police official said that havildar Amarjeet Kumar and Naik Ajit Kumar Sahoo diedat an Army hospital in Srinagar.
On Monday evening, militants had set off an IED planted in acar in Arihal village, some six kms from main town, when a mobile bunkervehicle of Army’s 44 RR was passing through the area, causing injuries to atleast nine soldiers and two civilians. The front part of the vehicle hadsuffered extensive damage in the attack.
Army’s Srinagar based spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia in astatement said, “Two soldiers, broughtto the hospital with severe contusions/concussions, have succumbed to theirinjuries while undergoing treatment in 92 Base Hospital. We deeply mourn thedemise of our brave hearts”.
Last year on 18 October, seven soldiers were injured whenmilitants triggered an IED blast at Trichil village of Pulwama district.”This is the fifth IED attack since January 2018,” a police officialsaid.