Security forces on Friday detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in Nowhatta area of the city, the police said.

“Police and CRPF personnel detected a suspicious bag lying at Khawaja Bazar Chowk in Nowhatta area of Srinagar,” a police official said.

A team of bomb disposal squad found a four to five litre pressure cooker (suspicious IED), which was destroyed. —

Courtesy: The Tribune India: 14th Jan , 2022