40-kg explosive material, IEDs seized in Doda

Jammu, May 8

In a major seizure, security forces seized 40 kilograms of high explosive material along with several improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during a joint search operation in Doda district, the Army said on Saturday. “The timely recovery thwarted the nefarious designs of terrorists and their supporters to destabilise the security situation in the district,” a defence spokesman said.

Ammunition

Apart from 40 kilograms of high explosive material, security men seized 5-litre pressure cooker IEDs, five-inch iron pipe IED, four electrical detonators, power sources, six heavy duty cells, insulation tape and 1.5 kg iron splinters.

A joint team of the Army, the CRPF, the SSB and the J-K Police launched a search operation in Chakarandi village on a specific piece of information following which the explosives and other material were seized. — PTI