IED

IED event in Jammu and Kashmir, Poonch District area, India on Tue 30th May 2023

30th May 2023

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On May 30, two people, including an army jawan and a smuggler, were injured as the army foiled a major attempt to smuggle arms and narcotics near the border fence along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports The Print. The troops arrested three individuals, identified as Mohammad Farooq (who received a bullet injury in his leg), Mohammad Riaz, and Mohammad Zubair, who were intercepted while attempting to smuggle an arms and narcotic consignment into the border. Recovered from the arrested individuals were an AK assault rifle, two pistols, six grenades, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) concealed inside a pressure cooker, and 20 packets of suspected Heroin (narcotics).

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