Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 17: A major tragedy was averted today with timely detection of a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted inside a pressure cooker on the busy highway in Manjakote area of Rajouri district.
The suspected IED was found on the roadside at Manjakote on Jammu-Poonch highway and was subsequently destroyed by the Army’s Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), reports said.
“This morning a Road Opening Party of the Army found a suspicious object along the highway near Manjakote. Soon, traffic was controlled on the highway and a Bomb Disposal Squad was called in. The suspected material, packed in a fruit packing box, was destroyed through a controlled explosion,” police sources said. Click here to watch video
They said a major terror strike has been averted with timely detection of the IED.
A case under relevant sections of law was registered at the Police Station and further investigation is on.
An Army officer said the suspected IED was noticed planted inside a three-liter pressure cooker apparently during the intervening night to set off an explosion.
Traffic on the highway was immediately suspended as a precautionary measure from both sides.
However, the traffic movement resumed nearly two hours later after the spot was secured with sandbags and an armoured vehicle, sources said, adding the suspected material was destroyed around 1.30 pm.
Security forces conducted searches in different areas for the suspects responsible for planting the IED. However, no arrests have been made so far.
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