New Delhi: An unexploded bomb blast used in the Kargil War has caused a fatal accident in Ladakh. A teenager died. Two other teenagers were seriously injured. The teenagers had gone to play at the Astros football ground in Kurbathang on Sunday. The bomb under the ground exploded as soon as it hit the ground. A teenager died there. The injured have been admitted to a local hospital. The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh has announced financial assistance for the families of the deceased and injured.
The Kargil war lasted from May 3 to July 26, 1999. The Ladakh police claimed that the bomb was used in the historic battle but did not explode then. It had been lying there for years. On Sunday, a teenager was killed in a bomb blast. Paskum councillor Kacho Mohammad Firoz said three teenagers were playing in the field. That’s when a teenager was hit by a bomb on the side of the field. In an instant, there was an explosion. A teenager named Bucky died. Partners Ali Naqi and Muntajir Mehdi were injured.
