Jammu Kashmir: IED recovered on Srinagar-Baramulla highway

Prompt action by the security forces on Saturday averted a major tragedy on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway in Jammu and Kashmir where an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Saturday, June 11, 2022, 11:03 AM IST
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Jammu Kashmir: IED recovered on Srinagar-Baramulla highway |

Srinagar, June 11 (IANS) Prompt action by the security forces on Saturday averted a major tragedy on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway in Jammu and Kashmir where an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered.

Traffic was suspended after a suspicious object was located in Sangrama stretch of the highway.

"The IED was recovered in Putkha area of Sangrama in Baramulla sistrict by 5 Rashtriya Rifles and the J&K Police. Efforts are on to defuse the IED," the police said.

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