Suspected IED on Srinagar-Bandipora road turns out to be water bottle: Police

Srinagar, Nov 7: Police on Thursday said that the suspected IED found at Nadihal along the Srinagar-Bandipora has turned out to be a water bottle.

Earlier, security forces said they found an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Nadihal along the Bandipora-Srinagar highway.

Reports said that joint teams of security forces are at the spot, and that the bomb disposal squad has been called too.

The traffic from both the sides was halted along the highway, reports said.

In a statement, police termed the reports of an IED being detected along the highway as "totally fake ad baseless."

No such incident has taken place in the district, Ganderbal police said.