Jammu & Kashmir
IED inside tiffin box with timer found on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Jammu, says police
Jammu: Police on Saturday claimed to have seized a tiffin box timer based Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu district.
In a statement, the police said that on Saturday at around 05:30 pm, an information was received by police that some suspicious object is lying on Sidhra Narwal highway stretch in Jammu near a police checkpoint.
The police spokesman further stated that over this, police said, a team of police alongwith Police Component Jammu, Dog squad rushed to the spot and on search of suspicious material, it was found to be a Ttiffin box timer based IED weighing around 2kg was found which has now been taken into possession after successful detonation.
A case under relevant sections of law have been registered in police station and further investigation is going on. More updates will be shared accordingly, reads the statement.
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