A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was found on the Srinagar–Baramulla National Highway at Tapper Pattan in north Kashmir, triggering a swift response from security forces. The device was detected during a routine patrol, following which a bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot to defuse it. The area has been cordoned off, and a large-scale search operation is underway to ensure the safety of commuters. With Republic Day less than a week away, security has been intensified across

Security forces on Thursday evening detected an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in sadpora area of Rafiabad in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, officials said. They said that a major tragedy was averted by the timely detection of the IED by a road opening party of the police and Army's 32 RR in area Rafiabad on Baramulla-Handwara road. The officials further said that a bomb disposal squad has been rushed to the spot to defuse the IED. | Rafiabad News service