Chandigarh, January 2
A live artillery shell was found barely 2 km from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s official residence here today, sending cops into a tizzy. The shell was found in a forest area on the Kansal and Nayagaon road.
The shell found in a mango orchard.
Around 2.50 pm, the police control room received information about the shell lying near the T-point along the road.
The UT police, a bomb disposal squad and a disaster management team were dispatched to the scene and the area was cordoned off.
DSP (Central) Gurmukh Singh said the bomb disposal squad secured the area. “We have informed the Army to send in a team of experts to assist us,” DSP added.
Sources said the Army experts would visit the scene on Tuesday morning. Senior officials from the Punjab Police, including ADGP AK Pandey, also inspected the scene.
In a statement, the UT police said the shell generally used by the armed forces was found in the middle of a mango orchard on the Punjab-Chandigarh border. Prima facie examination by the bomb disposal squad of the Chandigarh Police and discussion with Army officials suggested it was a misfired shell.
Meanwhile, an investigation has been initiated at the Sector 3 police station. “The area will be guarded by police personnel till the time the experts arrive,” said a police official.
Earlier too, such explosives have been found in the forest area close to the CM’s residence. — TNS
Likely to be misfired ammo
Shell ‘used by Army’ found in orchard on Punjab-UT border
Prima facie examination suggests it was a misfired shell, say UT police
Army experts likely to visit scene on Tuesday morning, say sources
