Suspected IED found in Baramulla, destroyed

Security forces on Saturday detected a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) along a highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said here

Security forces on Saturday detected a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) along a highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said here.

Security personnel deployed at Srinagar-Baramulla national highway after a suspected improvised explosive device was found along the roadside, at Putkha area of Sopore, in Baramulla on Saturday. (ANI Photo)

They said that an army dog detected a mysterious object on the side of the highway under scrap at Potkha area of Sopore.

Station house officer Bilal Ahmad said the object was destroyed by a bomb disposal squad.

“The object was not visible and whether it was an improvised explosive device (IED) or not will be known after the forensic examination. We only ignited the object and destroyed it,” he added.

Traffic movement was suspended on the highway for some time till the object was destroyed.