An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was defused in Langate – Wudipora area of Handwara in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Wednesday, reports said.

Quoting officials, a news agency  reported that a joint team of police and Army’s 30 Rashtriya Rifles detected an IED on Baramulla – Handwara road.

The traffic was halted immediately and the movement of people was restricted on the road, they said.

A Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) rushed to spot and destroyed the IED without causing any harm.

They said a case has been registered and investigation is on.