Srinagar: An Army major was martyred in an IED blast at Nowshera sector in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The Major-rank army officer was defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which had been planted by terrorists. The officer is from the Corps of Engineers, news agency ANI reported. The blast took place a few hours after Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the security situation in the country, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir.
IED was planted 1.5 km inside LOC in Naushera sector, Rajouri district. Further investigations are going on by security officials.
