IED found, defused in Kulgam

Kulgam, Nov 20: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found near Masjid in the Shurat area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday afternoon.

Official sources told a local news agency that the IED was detected by Army’s 9RR, CRPF, and J&K police near Amhadia Masjid in Shurat village, which was fit in a pipe.

They said Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) teams of the Army and police reached the spot and destroyed it safely, they added.

A senior police officer confirmed the recovery as well as defusing of the device.