Rusted mortar shell found in Poonch

Mendhar/Jammu, Mar 18 (PTI) A rusted mortar shell was found on the banks of a stream in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.

The mortar shell was spotted by a villager in the stream near a primary school in the Muglian area of Mendhar sector, they said.

Officials said a police team along with a bomb disposal squad rushed to the spot on getting information about the shell and defused it safely.