IED found on highway in north Kashmir

Security forces on Wednesday detected and destroyed a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on the Handwara-Baramulla highway in Kashmir, officials said.

This is second IED which has been detected in north Kashmir this week.

A joint patrolling party of police and Army found a suspicious bag by the roadside on the highway at Langate in Handwara area of Kupwara district, the officials said.

They said a bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot and the suspicious bag taken to an isolated place. The squad destroyed the suspected IED in a controlled explosion, the officials said, adding there was no damage done.

The Army wrote on X, “Indian Army remains resolute in its commitment to keep Kashmir terror-free.”

Earlier this week, a major terror incident was averted after an IED was recovered on the Srinagar-Baramulla national highway.