Old mortar shell recovered, defused in J&K's Poonch

Poonch, Apr 03: Security forces on Thursday recovered an old mortar shell in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday, officials said.

The shell was discovered by locals near a house in the Balnoi area of the Mendhar sector, they said.

On getting information, police and security forces rushed to the spot and safely defused the shell.