Srinagar, Feb 2 (IANS): Security forces on Thursday detected and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway, officials said.
Police said a patrol party of the security forces detected a powerful IED on the highway at Charsoo in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.
"The IED planted by militants was successfully defused thereby averting a major tragedy on the busy highway", a police officer said.