Accidental grenade blast wounds 2 soldiers in J&K’s Poonch

JAMMU: Two Army unit were severely injured Friday aft a grenade accidentally exploded during a grooming workout adjacent the Line of Control (LoC) successful Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. The mishap came 2 days aft an accidental blast adjacent the LoC successful Kamalkote country of Uri, Baramulla district, killed 2 8RR soldiers from Maharashtra connected June 10.The grenade detonated astir 12.15pm portion Army unit were conducting regular grooming and weapon-handling drills astatine a guardant station successful the Area of Responsibility of 12 Bihar Regiment astatine Degwar Terwan successful Malti sector, officials said.The injured duo — Lance Naik Ravinder Bhera (Bihar Battalion) and Agniveer Shakti Prasad — was archetypal rushed to the 425 Army Field Hospital successful Poonch and aboriginal airlifted to Udhampur Northern Command Hospital for specialised aesculapian care, fixed their superior condition, officials said.The Army ordered a Court of Inquiry to ascertain the origin of the accidental explosion.