A joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Border Security Force (BSF) recovered explosives planted by Naxalites during a search operation in the Kanker-Narayanpur border area under the Chhotebethia police station limits.
Upon receiving the information, both the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Indian Army rushed to the spot. The teams cordoned off the area where the mortar shell was found and secured the vicinity. The Army's bomb disposal squad then examined the shell and successfully defused it.
Jammu and Kashmir Police's bomb disposal squad on Wednesday successfully defused three RPG shells found in Narwal area of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir, preventing a potential mishap in the region.
The live shells found after Pakistan resorted to intense shelling during the recent conflict between India and Pakistan are being defused by the Indian army for the protection of locals, safeguarding them from further harm.
The live shells were found after Pakistan resorted to shelling across the LoC. However, the army successfully defused them for the safety of the locals in the border villages.
After three terrorists were neutralised in a high-stakes encounter in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir, the bomb disposal squad of J-K Police on Tuesday defused bombs and explosives found at the encounter site in Battal village.
A bomb disposal squad of Jammu and Kashmir Police defused an old rusted mortar shell in a controlled explosion in Samba district on Sunday, officials said.
Pakistan's Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) officials defused an explosive device found in a suspicious bag near Adiala Jail, The News International reported.