Jammu and Kashmir: Three IEDs seized in Poonch


Three ready-to-use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized from a suspected terrorist hideout in the border district of J&K’s Poonch early Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Anantnag-Rajouri segment on May 7, officials said.

“Around 6am, a search operation based on a specific input was launched by Special Operation Group (SOG) of J&K Police (Mendhar) along with police component Gursai, CRPF’s 246Bn and Army’s locally-based RR unit in Passan wali, Sanai Gali in Gursai and adjoining areas in Mendhar sub-division,” said an official.

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Source: Times of India


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