The Srinagar-Baramulla and Baramulla-Kupwara highways are critical routes in the region, often bustling with civilian and military traffic.

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detected on Monday by the security forces on the Srinagar-Baramulla Highway in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on Monday, thereby averting a major tragedy.

Srinagar: An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered and destroyed by security forces on National Highway-1 near Palhalan, Baramulla, averting a major terror plot. The operation, carried out by the Indian Army's Chinar Warriors unit and the Jammu and Kashmir Police,

The Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday averted a major terror incident after recovering an IED on National Highway-1. The Chinar Corp of the Indian Army said that the IED was recovered on National Highway-1 near Palhalan,

A major terror incident was foiled on Monday after security forces detected and destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, Army said.

The road was temporarily closed due to traffic on precautionary measures by authorities. After the IED was destroyed, the road was cleared for traffic.