Srinagar: A 17-year-old youth was injured on Sunday in a landmine blast near an Army installation in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, officials said.
Shahid Yousuf (17) was injured when a landmine, planted for security of the ammunition depot at Khundru went off as he was passing by the area, they said.
They said Yousuf was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Authorities are yet to ascertain if he stepped on the landmine or not. Further details of the incident are awaited, the officials said.
Teenager injured in landmine blast