The Kashmir Pulse

SRINAGAR — A potentially catastrophic situation was averted on Wednesday as security forces successfully detected and destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) concealed within a gas cylinder in Lawaypora, Srinagar, officials said.

According to an official statement provided to the news agency KNO, a coordinated effort by a joint team of armed personnel, including units from 2 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, found the concealed IED within a gas cylinder in the Lawaypora area on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Further investigation is underway to determine the nature and composition of the suspicious object, stated another official involved in the operation.

Following the successful neutralization of the IED, traffic along the highway, which was temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure, has now been resumed, restoring normalcy in the area.

SRINAGAR — Three young girls (name withheld) were injured after the Scooty, which they were riding, met with an accident near Security Line in Srinagar uptown on Thursday.

Two among them are the residents of Bemina Srinagar and one is from Lawaypora area.

Hospital sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that three girls aged 14 and 15 respectively were brought to the SMHS Hospital after they had sustained injuries in a road accident.

A relative of one of the three girls said that the trio are stable and will be discharged from the hospital shortly.

BANDIPORA — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed to have arrested a recently joined Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) / The Resistance Front (TRF) militant in the orchards of Lawaypora area of north Kashmir's Bandipora district.

Police officials told the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that they received specific input regarding the presence of recently joined LeT (TRF) militant in the orchards of Lawaypora area.

"Acting on this information, a joint CASO was launched by Bandipora Police, 14 RR and 3Bn CRPF and one youth identified as Amir Tariq Khan alias Waleed son of Tariq Ahmad Khan, a resident of Lawaypora Bandipora was arrested," they said.

The police said that the said youth's photograph regarding the joining of TRF militant outfit went viral on social media on April 13, 2022.

"In this regard, cognizance has been taken in Police Station Bandipora under the relevant section of law and further investigation taken up," the police added.