Srinagar- Police on Thursday said that they averted a major tragedy by recovering and destroying an IED weighing 5kg in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
An official said that acting on a specific intelligence that militants have planted an IED on Newa, Pulwama—Srinagar road in Wanpora, a search operation was launched jointly by Pulwama police, 50RR and 183 bn CRPF.
“During search, one IED was found planted roadside. The IED weighed approx 5 kgs and was assembled in a container. Bomb disposal team of police and army destroyed the IED on spot through controlled detonation,” the official said. He said in this regard a case has been registered and investigation taken up.
“Few suspects have been picked up for questioning. With the timely action a major tragedy has been averted,” the official said
