JAMMU: The Army on Thursday averted a tragedy by defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the forest area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. Defence Spokesperson Jammu Lt Col Devender Anand said that troops of the Indian Army recovered an IED in the forest area in Sawalkot on Ratanpir Ridge in District Poonch. A bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot which destroyed the IED in situ, Col Anand added.