Jawan killed, officer injured as landslide hits Army patrol team in Kashmir’s Uri

Some security personnel got trapped after a patrol party of the Indian Army was hit by a landslide near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector.

An Army jawan was killed and an officer injured today when a patrol party was hit by a landslide near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector, an official said.

The army officer who was injured in the landslide has been evacuated to 92 Base Hospital. (Waseem Andrabi/ HT File Photo)

A patrol party of the Army was hit by a landslide in Uri Sector this afternoon, resulting in some personnel getting trapped, the Army official said.

He said while one jawan died in the incident, a Major-rank officer was injured.

The injured officer was evacuated to 92 Base Hospital of the Army, the officer said.