'IED like' object defused, traffic restored on J&K road

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IANS Jammu
Last Updated : Jun 11 2019 | 8:30 AM IST

Traffic on the Mendhar-Poonch road in Jammu and Kashmir was restored on Tuesday after the security forces said they had defused an improvised explosive device (IED)-like object.

Traffic on the road in Krishna Ghati (KG) sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district was suspended on Monday after the object was discovered by the forces.

According to police sources, a bomb disposal squad defused the object on Tuesday morning, after which traffic was restored.

--IANS

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First Published: Jun 11 2019 | 8:22 AM IST

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