IED recovered and defused in Kupwara in J&K

The army recovered an IED on the roadside in the Langate area of the Kupwara of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday and was defused by BDS of Handwara police and 30 Rashtriya Rifles.

Langate (Jammu and Kashmir): The army on Saturday recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) on the roadside in the Langate area of the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. An official said that on specific information, an army patrolling party detected a suspicious cylindrical metal object, connected to a battery and wires, following which a bomb disposal squad was called in.

He also said that traffic on the road was also stopped and the area was cordoned off by police and the army. The IED was later defused by BDS of Handwara police and 30 Rashtriya Rifles.