IED defused in north Kashmir’s Handwara

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was defused in Langate – Wudipora area of Handwara in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Wednesday, reports said.

Quoting officials, that a joint team of police and Army’s 30 Rashtriya Rifles detected an IED on Baramulla-Handwara road.

The traffic was halted immediately and the movement of people was restricted on the road, they said. A Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) rushed to spot and destroyed the IED without causing any harm. They said a case has been registered and investigation is on.