The traffic movement which was stopped as a precaution on Baramulla-Srinagar highway has been restored now.

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on the Baramulla-Srinagar highway in the Putkha area of Sopore was defused by the police and security forces on Saturday morning, officials said.

Quoting a senior police officer, news age KNO reported that the security forces detected the explosive device on a roadside following which a bomb disposal squad (BDS) was summoned to the spot.

The device was destroyed through a controlled mechanism by the bomb squad, the officer said.

He said that the traffic movement which was stopped as a precaution on Baramulla – Srinagar highway has been restored now. A case has been registered and police have started the investigation, he added.