Kashmir : IED defused along Baramulla-Srinagar highway

Security forces on Saturday morning defused an improvised explosive device (IED), planted on the roadside along Baramulla – Srinagar highway near Putkha area of Baramulla district.

Quoting a senior police officer, a local news agency KNO reported that the security forces detected the explosive device on a roadside following which a bomb disposal squad (BDS) was informed.

“The device was destroyed through a controlled mechanism by the bomb squad,” the officer said.

Police temporarily halted traffic movement on the highway as a precaution. It has been restored now. A case has been registered and police have started the investigation.

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This is after a long time that militants have started using IEDs again in Kashmir Valley.

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