IED detected, destroyed along Sgr-Bla highway

Baramulla, Dec 9: A Bomb Disposal Squad diffused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) after it was detected by joint forces at Palhallan area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir, officials said on Monday, saying that a major tragedy has been averted.
Officials said that a joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police along with Army, CRPF and SSB battalion detected an IED on Srinagar-Baramulla National Highway at Palhallan in Baramulla’s Pattan.
Soon after the IED was detected, the traffic was halted and the movement of people was restricted, they said, adding that a Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was rushed to spot, who destroyed the IED without causing any harm. The traffic was later restored.
“The timely recovery of the IED thwarted an untoward incident and has scuttled the nefarious plans of subversive elements to derail peace and harmony,” they added.
“Chinar Warriors and Jmu Kmr Police averted a major terror incident today by recovering and destroying an IED on National Highway-1 near Palhalan, Baramulla”, Chinar Corps — Indian Army posted on their X handler.
“Indian Army remains resolute in its commitment to keep Kashmir terror-free”, the post reads.
Meanwhile, a case under the relevant sections of law in this regard has been registered in Police Station Pattan and investigation has been set into motion, officials further added. (KNO)