Traffic on Bandipora-Srinagar road was restored on Thursday after the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) cleared the area.
In a post on X, Bandipora police wrote, “A fake news is being circulated on social media platform that an IED was found on Srinagar Bandipora highway at Nadihal Bandipora, which is totally fake and baseless. No such incident has taken place in the district. General Public is requested not to pay heed on rumours. Rumour mongers shall be dealt strictly under the law. ”
Earlier, an official informed that a Road Opening Party (ROP) had detected a suspicious object in Nadihal area along the Bandipora-Srinagar road, prompting the call for a bomb disposal team.
As a precaution, the traffic on both sides of the road was halted.
However, upon reaching the location, the BDS found no explosive device or IED following which the road was reopened for normal traffic—(KNO)
