Tiffin box timer IED planted on NH seized in Jammu

JAMMU: A tiffin box timer based Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was on Saturday found in Jammu area after which it has been taken into possession and further investigation is going on.

Police said that on Saturday at around 05:30 PM, an information was received by police that some suspicious object is lying on Sidhra Narwal highway stretch in Jammu near a police checkpoint.

Over this, police said, a team of police alongwith Police Component Jammu, Dog squad rushed to the spot and on search of suspicious material, it was found to be a Tiffin Box timer based IED weighing around two kilograms was found which has now been taken into possession after successful detonation.

A case under relevant sections of law have been registered in police station and further investigation is going on.

More updates will be shared accordingly