Jammu, February 17
A major tragedy was averted on Wednesday with the timely detection of a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in a pressure cooker on a busy highway in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
The suspected IED was found on the roadside at Manjakote on Jammu-Poonch highway and was subsequently destroyed by the Army s Bomb Disposal Squad, the officials said.
Rajouri Senior Superintendent of Police Chandan Kohli said, This morning, a road opening patrol of the Army found a suspicious object along the highway near Manjakote. Soon, traffic was controlled on the highway and a bomb disposal squad called in. The suspected material, packed in a fruit packing box, has been destroyed through a controlled explosion, he said.
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Updated Feb 17, 2021 | 22:14 IST
Sher Ali is the main coordinator and facilitator of terrorist activities of various terrorist groups involving facilitating infiltration of terrorists. Sher Ali
Jammu: Hours before the arrival of foreign diplomats, Poonch Police achieved major success by arresting most wanted terrorist - involved in supplying arms to jihadi outfits - from highly sensitive Jammu airport today. On credible inputs, Poonch police arrested most wanted ultra identified as Sher Ali of Mendhar area of Poonch district from Jammu airport.
He was on his way to Jammu from Mumbai when police got information about his arrival. The moment his flight landed, Poonch police reached the airport and arrested him from the tarmac.
The suspected IED was found on the roadside at Manjakote on Jammu-Poonch highway and was subsequently destroyed by the Army’s Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), officials said
An Army officer said the suspected IED was noticed planted inside a three-litre pressure cooker apparently during the intervening night to set off an explosion.