Live mortar shell triggers panic in J-K's Poonch

A live mortar shell allegedly fired by Pakistan Rangers was found in a field in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, leading to panic in the area, police said on Wednesday.

Jammu: Panic gripped a border town in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday after a live mortar shell was found, but it was defused by security forces, officials said.

People found the mortar shell in Mendhar town, triggering panic, they said.

The information was given to Army which defused it safely, thereby averting a major tragedy, the officials added.

PTI Report