Jammu: A 51-mm mortar shell was found and subsequently destroyed in a controlled explosion near the International Border in Kathua district on Sunday, officials said.
The rusted mortar shell was noticed by a villager in his fields at Paharpur village near Haria chak police border post area, the officials said.
They said a bomb disposal squad was rushed to the scene and the explosive was safely destroyed in a controlled explosion without causing any damage.
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