Kupwara: The security forces on Friday recovered and destroyed a suspected object along Lolab-Kupwara road.
An official statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads that based on specific input Indian Army was on alert and was carrying out searches along the main roads for suspected IED.
“On 03 Dec 2021 at about 1145 hrs9 suspicious Metal Cylindrical object connected to a battery by wires was noticed lying along the culvert of road leading from Kupwara to Kalarooch.”
The area was immediately cordoned off, jointly by troops of Indian Army (41RR),140 Bn BSF & SOG (Kupwara Police), it said, adding that for saving the lives of locals and avoiding any untoward incident, the traffic was halted on the road.
It said that the Bomb disposal teams of Indian Army reached the spot and with due deligence and safety moved the suspected object from road to a safer place in the forest.
Later, the traffic was resumed on the road, adding that the suspected object was destroyed by the Bomb disposal team.
The synergised efforts of Indian Army, BSF and Kupwara Police averted a major incident from occuring, thus saving the innocent lives of locals, the official statement added—(KNO)
