Srinagar: An improvised explosive device (IED) was averted in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, police said.
Police said that, the IED was defused successfully by the personnel of the bomb disposal squad.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police tweeted, “Yet again a major incident of IED blast is averted by the timely input and action by Pulwama Police, CRPF and Army near Peaks Automobile crossing Pulwama. IED diffused safely.”
Yet again a major incident of #IED blast is #averted by the timely input and action by Pulwama Police, CRPF and Army near Peaks Automobile crossing #Pulwama. IED diffused safely. @JmuKmrPolice pic.twitter.com/Vo3lr2Jg7S
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) July 5, 2020
Earlier today, One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan sustained injuries when suspected militants detonated a low-intensity improvised explosive device ( IED) in Pulwama.
The explosives were triggered minutes after a convoy of the paramilitary CRPF passed through the Gongoo area.