00:00Breaking news coming in now. This is an IED that's been detected in Shropiya's Zainapura region.
00:06IED found planted under a bridge.
00:09Security forces have spotted the IED in Shropiya.
00:12IED has been suspected and targeted, suspected to target forces' vehicles in this very region.
00:18The region where it was found exactly, that's the motive that the forces are now suspecting of.
00:24Area has been cordoned off by joint forces.
00:26Bomb squad on spot in Shropiya.
00:27IED to be destroyed in controlled blast and the controlled explosion planned to defuse the IED.
00:34Security operation is currently underway in Zainapura.
00:36We have Mir Parikh joining us with more details on the same.
00:41Mir, a very good evening to you.
00:43What exactly do we understand about this device having been planted here,
00:48especially at a time when we're seeing a lot of such encounter operations,
00:53search and cordon operations taking place across the valley, only in the recent past?
01:01That's right, Shriya.
01:02This, in fact, was an incident that happened at around 4 in the evening when near Zainapura,
01:09which is the case in Shropiya, the security forces, the road opening party,
01:14found this mysterious object.
01:16In fact, it was planted very close to a bridge near Zainapura,
01:21and immediately the area was cordoned off, as is the SOP.
01:25Civilian traffic was stopped and the bomb disposal squad was called in.
01:29And I've been told that the BDS has managed to safely dispose of the device.
01:35They used a controlled explosion, like during previous instances,
01:38and here also, using a controlled explosion device has been destroyed.
01:43Now, this, as you rightly said, the target could have been security force convoys
01:49because there's a lot of movement of police, army, CRP vehicles on that road.
01:53So, they could have an intended target, but they found it in nick of time and destroyed it.
02:00Overall, the area has seen a beef up in security.
02:03Cordon search operation has also been initiated in the neighboring areas
02:06to see whether the people who were behind it, the militants, they could be napped.
02:12But, yes, in a serious incident, it could have caused damage,
02:16and that has been avoided through this timely action.
02:19Absolutely.
02:20Thank you, Amir, for putting all of that into context for our viewers.
02:24On that very note, we will, of course, keep a track of this story
02:27and all the developments coming in.
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