Rusted mortar shell defused in Kathua

Jammu, Jan 22 (PTI) A rusted mortar shell was defused in a forest area in Hiranagar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said.

The mortar shell was noticed by a shepherd, who had gone to Mayan Kannah forest to graze his sheep this morning, the officials said.

They said Shawar informed the local police following which a bomb disposal squad was rushed to the scene and the mortar shell was defused.