Fazil Mir

Jammu: Security forces on Tuesday morning averted a major tragedy by detecting and destroying an improvised explosive device (IED) in Panjgrain Nagrota in the Jammu division.

An official told news agency Kashmir Scroll that a suspicious object found found at the Jammu division was destroyed by the Technical Team / Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) through a controlled mechanism.

He said the traffic now from both sides has been restored.

The officer further said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and investigation has been taken up. (KS)