Rajouri: A rusted explosive device was discovered on Thursday near the Kiran Brick Kiln in Saranoo area of Rajouri district, causing panic among local labourers.
Official sources told news agency JKNS that the labourers were working at the site when they noticed smoke emerging from the rusted object. Alarmed by the situation, they immediately informed the local Sarpanch, who in turn alerted Police Station Rajouri.
A team from PS Rajouri, accompanied by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), swiftly reached the location and safely defused the shell, preventing any untoward incident.
It is reliably learnt that the area was once used as a firing range by the Army, suggesting that the shell may be a remnant from past exercises. (JKNS)
