Ramban (J&K): Police on Friday claimed to have recovered a suspected explosive from a vehicle near the Nashri tunnel along the Jammu-Srinagar highway in J&K's Ramban district, officials said. SSP Ramban Mohita Sharma confirmed the development saying the explosive was found in a vehicle near the Nashri checkpoint.
SSP Ramban appealed to truck drivers and taxi drivers to "understand the danger of sticky bombs as it is a real threat" thereby suggesting the recovered explosive could be a sticky bomb. "A suspicious object was found in a vehicle near Nashri Naka on Friday. We had specific input on this. We continuously appeal to truck drivers, taxi drivers to understand the danger of sticky bombs as it is a real threat. Further probe is underway," Sharma said.
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An official said that the explosive was found in a Matador near Nashri Tunnel on the National Highway. According to sources, the Matador bearing registration number Jk06-0858 was proceeding from Ramban towards Batote. After the explosive was recovered from the vehicle, police seized it and shifted it to Batote police station and started questioning the passengers on board. It was not immediately known how the explosive ended up in the vehicle. The explosive was later disposed of.
Meanehile, security forces detected an improvised explosive device (IED) late on Friday evening in the Imam Sahib area of the Shopian district of South Kashmir, and the process of deactivating it has started. According to police sources, an IED installed on a road near the police station in Imam Sahib Shopian has been found.
They further revealed that the bomb disposal team has been sent to the spot and the process of defusing it is going on adding that a case has been registered under the relevant section of the law and further investigation is going on.
