RAJOURI, Sept 3: A major tragedy was averted with timely detection of a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Rajouri district.
The IED, planted inside a tiffin box, was found lying on the roadside by the Army’s Road Opening Party at village Sangpur along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway early morning.
Traffic on the busy highway was immediately suspended and a Bomb Disposal Squad was summoned which later destroyed the explosive substance in a controlled mechanism without causing any damage.
Police have registered a case and further investigation is on to identify and arrest the suspected terrorists who planted the IED on the highway with the intention to trigger an explosion.