New Delhi, April 9 -- Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir averted a major tragedy on Wednesday after they detected and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Hafrada village of Villgam in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

After a suspicious object was found on the roadside in Hafruda forest area of Handwara during a routine patrol, a bomb disposal squad was called to the spot for disposal. A closer inspection revealed that the suspicious object was an IED.

The squad later destroyed the IED without causing any damage, the officials said.

Meanwhile, BSF jawan was "seriously" injured in an IED blast that occurred ahead of the fence along the India-Pakistan international border in Punjab on Wednesday.

The incident took place on ...