Mortar shell defused in J-K's Samba district

A live mortar shell was found in a field and it was subsequently defused by experts in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. The shell was spotted by some villagers at Banglar-Pangdour and they informed the local police post, an official said.

A live mortar shell was found in a field and it was subsequently defused by experts in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. The shell was spotted by some villagers at Banglar-Pangdour and they informed the local police post, an official said. He said a bomb disposal squad was immediately rushed to the spot and the shell was destroyed in a controlled explosion.

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