"We got some information around 3:30 am that there was a possibility of an IED being plant. From that moment we started patrolling in this area, at around 6:55 am, the RR found this IED," Commander P P Pauly told ANI.
He also said that the bomb disposal squad has taken away the IED which is weighing around 4-5 kilograms.
"A shell was also attached to it and it was planted so as obstruct the movement of the security forces," he added.