Rajouri, Jan. 16 -- Security forces on Thursday recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around three kilograms in Rajouri district, officials said.

The recovery was made during an anti-terror operation launched in Kakora village under the jurisdiction of Manjakote police station, they said.

Officials said that based on specific intelligence inputs, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Kakora village.

During the operation, suspected material was recovered from a forest area, which was later examined by the Bomb Disposal Squad and found to be an IED, they said.

The IED, weighing around three kilograms, was destroyed through a controlled mechanism, they added.

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