Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 7: The security forces found suspected explosive material in Rajouri district today.
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The material was recovered during a routine area domination patrol along a link road in Saranoo village.
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The suspicious material appears to be explosive, and initial assessments suggest it may be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), the officials said.
Security forces have cordoned off the area, and a Bomb Disposal Squad has been deployed to examine and safely neutralise the suspected device, they said.
Meanwhile, a rusted anti-tank mine and an old mortar shell were defused after they were found by villagers at separate places in Samba district.
The anti-tank mine was noticed by a farmer working in his fields near the Regal border outpost this morning, the officials said.
They said the farmer immediately informed the concerned Border Security Force (BSF) unit and the mine was later safely defused by experts.
The mortar shell was found lying in the garbage in Balole Khad in the Bari Brahmana area on Sunday evening and was subsequently defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad of police, the officials said.
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