Mortar shell found in village on Jammu outskirts, defused

May 16, 2025

JAMMU: Security forces detected and defused a mortar shell in a village on the outskirts of Jammu, officials said on Friday.

They said the mortar shell was fired from Pakistan during the recent military standoff.

Locals found the heavy shell near the fields in a village in the Bishnah area and informed police, the officials said.

A bomb disposal squad was called to the spot and defused the shell, they said.