Srinagar: An old mortar rusted shell was found and destroyed by armed forces personnel in Poonch area on Tuesday.
A police officer told GNS that today around 11:20 am an old rusted shell was found at Shahpur area during construction work of road by GREF.
Soon a joint team of Police and army along with bomb disposal squad reached to the spot, he said.
Subsquently, the BDS safely destroyed the old shell without any loss, he added.
Similarly, armed forces destroyed an old rusted grenade after it was found in Manzpora area of Aloosa in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
An official told KNO that after the grenade was found in the area, a joint team of police and army along with bomb disposal squad reached to the spot.
He said the grenade was later destroyed in an orchard in the area.
