Vigil Intensified After Spate of IED Detections

Encounter breaks out between terrorists and forces in J&K's Kathua

- FAYAZ WANI @ Srinagar

In a cause of concern for the security agencies, at least four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by terrorists in the Valley were timely recovered and defused by the forces.

Although timely detection of the explosive devices averted major tragedies, security forces have intensified vigil and patrolling across the Valley to foil attempts to trigger violence.

The latest IED was detected and defused by the army's Road Opening Party (ROP) at Sunrise Point along the Bandipora-Srinagar highway in north Kashmir on March 19.