J&K Security forces averts terror attack, recovers 6 Chinese grenades from Srinagar

The sandbag was found on a road divider on the busy Parimpora-Panthachowk axis in Srinagar by the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The sandbag with explosives was recovered during a routine road opening exercise along National Highway 44 which is a busy Parimpora-Panthachowk axis in Srinagar.

 

The CRPF said the grenades were handed over to the Jammu and Kashmir Police and not destroyed at the site as there was a lot of traffic on the highway.

 

"During a routine road opening exercise along National Highway 44, alert troopers of the 73 Battalion of the CRPF recovered six Chinese grenades from a sandbag placed on a divider of the road," a CRPF spokesperson said.

"Since there was a lot of rush on the highway, the grenades were not demolished in situ. They were handed over to the police for disposal," the official added. The security forces later defused all six grenades.

According to the security forces, the grenades were planted by terrorists and a major tragedy was averted on the busy highway. 

The incident led to traffic snarls on the busy arterial road connecting South Kashmir with North. Heavy traffic was also reported from other parts of the city. The stretch where the grenades were found is used by security forces to reach places in remote border districts, including Kupwara and Bandipora. The same road is also used to reach Ladakh.
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