Parts of anti-tank mine go missing in Rajouri

Some parts of an anti-tank mine have been allegedly stolen from a strategic mine-field along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.

Some parts of an anti-tank mine have been allegedly stolen from a strategic mine-field along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.

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However, the army said it had conducted an inspection and found that all anti-tank mines were intact.

Defence spokesman SN Acharya said some villagers had been reported stealing of anti-tank mine with police. The army had not made any complaint, he said.

"We have registered a case about the theft of the some parts of an anti-tank mine planted in the forward location of Nowshera," a senior police officer said. According to police, a villager had reported that some parts of anti-tank mine, including detonators, had been stolen in the Kapla Morh mine field area along the LoC. Police are investigating the case, he said.