ibune News Service
Ambala, March 13
Six old vintage unidentified ammunition shells weighing around 1.5 kg each were recovered from the Markanda riverbed near Panjail village of Saha block in Ambala district Saturday morning. A bomb disposal squad defused them with controlled explosions.
Local residents reportedly spotted ammunition shells early this morning and informed the police. They alerted Army officers and the bomb disposal squad as well.
Prateek Kumar, SHO, Shahabad police station, and Balkar Singh, SHO, Saha police station, reached the spot. The ammunition shells seem to be very old and rusted. The bomb disposal squad defused two ammunition shells with controlled explosions. But as the officials were about to leave, four more shells were recovered.
The Saha SHO said, “Initially, we were told about two ammunition shells and the bomb disposal squad defused them. Later, four more shells were found around 200 metres from the spot where two shells were recovered ealier. They were also defused. There were no markings on the shells, as these were very old and quite rusted”.
It is being presumed that the shells may have been left there unexploded during an Army training session in the area years ago.
The police officers said that the area was combed and no other shell was found. They appealed to local residents to inform the police if they find a shell.
SDM, Ambala Cantonment, Satinder Siwach said, “There are fields on both sides of the river and the field owners spotted the shells this morning and alerted the police. A few shells were partially damaged. At present, it is being presumed that the shells might have been left there during an Army training session held around 20 to 25 years ago. However, as the shells were recovered from the riverbed, there was also a possibility that these might have travelled from any other location. All shells were defused by the team”.
According to Army sources, these are old vintage unidentified ammunition shells weighing around 1.5 kg each and are quite old. The Army never carries out live firing in civilian areas.
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