Jammu: IED found along national highway

Aman Zutshi

Jammu: A major tragedy was averted with the timely detection of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on Kishtwar- Batote National highway along the bank of Chenab river near Dul Hasti power project in Kishtwar district of J&K last night.

The Kishtwar police got inputs about the IED  and they reached at the spot and took it in their possession.

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After the discovery of planted IED by unknown terrorists experts of the Bomb Disposal Squad were called on the scene and they later destroyed the IED  in a controlled mechanism.

The sources have said that there are three terrorists who are active in Kishtwar from a long time and they have planted this IED to target a VIP movement in the area.

A case under relevant sections of the law has been registered and an investigation is still in progress.