Mohsin Khan
Baramulla, Jan 20(KNS): Security forces on Tuesday detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) along the Srinagar–Baramulla national highway in Tappar area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said.
An official told KNS that the IED was found planted on the roadside along the national highway during a routine road-opening operation.
“The explosive device was spotted by a road-opening party of 29 Rashtriya Rifles along with personnel from Pattan police,” the official said.
Following the detection, the area was immediately secured and vehicular movement on the highway was suspended as a precautionary measure, he added.
A bomb disposal squad was subsequently called to the spot, which safely defused the IED without causing any damage or casualties.
Traffic on the Srinagar–Baramulla highway was restored from both sides after the successful disposal of the explosive device, the official said.
Police have registered a case in connection with the incident and an investigation has been initiated to ascertain who planted the IED and for what purpose, he added.(KNS).
