‘IED Like Material’ Found, Destroyed On NH In Rajouri

‘IED Like Material’ Found, Destroyed On NH In Rajouri

JAMMU, Sept 3: Security personnel discovered and detonated an item like an improvised explosive device (IED) on national highway in the Rajouri district of Jammu on Sunday, one day after Chief of Army Staff (CAOS), General Manoj Pande, finished his two-day tour to the Pir Panchal region. According to officials, the road was shut down after IED-like material was discovered alongside NHW in Rajouri’s Sangpur village. They said that the Army’s bomb disposal team performed the required technical analysis of the substance and destroyed it using controlled technique. Due to this, according to officials, traffic on the national highway between Jammu and Rajouri and Poonch has been halted for more than two hours on Sunday morning.

‘IED Like Material’ Found, Destroyed On NH In Rajouri
‘IED Like Material’ Found, Destroyed On NH In Rajouri

 

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