Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 6: Authorities today recovered and safely destroyed an old rusted mortar shell in Arnia sector of the Jammu district.
Officials said the suspicious object was spotted in open fields near Border Out Post (BOP) Vikrant in Treva Village, following which information was passed to Police Station Arnia by the incharge Border Police Post Treva.
Acting promptly, they said a police team led by Inspector Chandan Singh, along with Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of the PCR Jammu, reached the spot and assessed the situation.
Accordingly, the unexploded ordnance was safely destroyed at the site in accordance with standard safely procedures, officials said.
The operation was carried out with all necessary precautions in the presence of BSF personnel and local police officials, ensuring that no harm was caused and a potential threat to public safety was averted.
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