SRINAGAR: Two Army soldiers were killed after sustaining critical injuries in an accidental blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kamalkote, Uri, late on Tuesday evening.
The deceased have been identified as Chavan Vikram Balakrishna, resident of Airoli, Maharashtra, and Arjun Jadhav Rajindra, resident of Shahpur in Karad tehsil, Satara district, Maharashtra.
Officials said that both personnel were critically injured in the incident and were rushed to 92 Base Hospital, Badamibagh, Srinagar, for treatment. They later succumbed to their injuries.
Further details are awaited.(GNS)
