# Army defuses live mortar shell found along LoC in Poonch 2026-08-21T11:37:56+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The army safely disposed of a live mortar shell found along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday. Officials said the shell was detected in the Mankote sector and neutralised through a controlled disposal operation by the army's bomb disposal squad in Dabraj area. No injuries or damage to property were reported. Unexploded live mortar shells are frequently found by villagers and farmers in forward areas along the LoC, often unearthed during farming or heavy rains from past cross-border shelling. Military bomb disposal squads regularly conduct safe, controlled detonations to neutralise these hazardous old munitions. People have been advised not to touch unexploded shells and to report them to the nearest army camp or police station. The Assam Tribune adds that landmines are another serious danger for security forces and civilians near the LoC. Forward sectors including Poonch, Rajouri, Baramulla (Uri), and Akhnoor contain heavily monitored minefields. Heavy rains and seasonal flooding often displace landmines from their mapped perimeters, and forest fires can detonate exposed mines. Casualties occasionally occur during patrols or bomb disposal operations. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources reported the incident factually with no editorial slant. The Assam Tribune provided significantly more context, detailing the ongoing danger from unexploded ordnance and landmines in border areas, including specific sectors and risks from weather and fire. Greater Kashmir offered a concise, straight news report. Neither source adopted a critical or pro-government stance. The measured takeaway is that such disposal operations are routine, and the extra context from Assam Tribune highlights persistent safety risks for locals and troops along the LoC. Watch for any reports of similar incidents during the monsoon season. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - assamtribune.com (neutral report) Straight reporting with added background on UXO and landmine dangers - greaterkashmir.com (neutral report) Concise, factual wire-style report without added context This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Tags: Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir, LoC, Poonch Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/army-defuses-live-mortar-shell-found-along-loc-in-poonch/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/army-defuses-live-mortar-shell-found-along-loc-in-poonch/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/