An object which was recovered from Jaglanoo near police station Kandi in Rajouri district this evening and was suspected to be an IED has turned out to be a “blinking lights”, police said.
The police statement comes after the area was “thoroughly sanitised by teams of District Police Rajouri, 60 RR and CRPF.”
“A suspicious object with blinking lights recovered from Jaglanoo, PS Kandi is not an IED but an electronic device with blinking lights,’ police said in a statement. “The public is advised not to panic and spread rumours.”
However, the police advised the general public to be cautious and report any suspicious and unattended object to PCR Rajouri on phone no. 01962262 515 or 9596520120.
Earlier, soon after the object was spotted, it was suspected to be an IED and subsequently police, army and CRPF rushed to the area. (GNS)
