The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday found a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) inside an unclaimed polythene bag in a minibus at Nashri in Ramban district, along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
The minibus was on its way from Ramban to Doda when it was stopped for a routine check at a police naka, the police said. Once they found the ‘IED’ inside the bag, the passengers were immediately moved out and the vehicle was taken to an isolated place near the highway, the police added.
A bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot and the police cordoned off the area around the vehicle.
