Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Jan 15: Security forces today recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around three kilograms in Manjakote area of Rajouri district.
The recovery was made during an anti-terror operation launched in Kakora village under the jurisdiction of Manjakote police station.
Officials said that based on specific intelligence inputs, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Kakora village.
During the operation, suspected material was recovered from a forest area, which was later examined by the Bomb Disposal Squad and found to be an IED, they said.
The IED, weighing around three kilograms, was destroyed through a controlled mechanism, they added.
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Meanwhile, Pakistani drones were again spotted hovering along the Indo-Pak border in the twin districts of Poonch and Samba, prompting security forces to activate their anti-unmanned aerial system to respond effectively tonight.
The drones were seen hovering along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and the Ramgarh sector of Samba district along the International Border.
A drone was seen near posts along the LoC in Poonch, leading the forces to implement their anti-UAS measures. Similarly, another drone was sighted along the International Border in the Ramgarh sector, sources added.
Meanwhile, troops remain on high alert along the border with Pakistan.
On Tuesday night, Army personnel opened fire to intercept multiple suspected Pakistani drones that had entered Indian territory from across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district.
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