BSF seizes outdated hand grenade, 15 bullets close to worldwide border in Amritsar
Amritsar, February 15
The Border Safety Drive (BSF) seized a rusted outdated hand grenade from close to the Indo-Pak border throughout a patrolling at Burj village close to the Fatehpur border outpost right here yesterday.
Together with the 36 HE hand grenade, the BSF additionally recovered 14 rounds of 9 mm caliber (KF-65) and one H303 (KF-68) bullet. The gadgets had been handed over to the Punjab Police for additional probe.
The Gharinda police have registered a case below Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act towards unidentified individuals.
Inspector Vijay Kumar, officiating firm commander of the 183 Battalion, advised the police that SI Suresh Kumar, together with BSF jawans, was patrolling at Burj border village. They discovered the hand grenade and the bullets hid below the soil close to the Dhussi bandh (Katcha embankment).
Investigating Officer ASI Lakhwinder Singh mentioned the hand grenade and the bullets had been outdated and rusted. They had been apparently hid many years in the past in the course of the militancy interval in Punjab. Nevertheless, investigations had been underway. Following Vijay Kumar’s assertion, the police have registered a case.
Hid many years in the past, says Cop
Investigating Officer ASI Lakhwinder Singh mentioned the hand grenade and the bullets had been outdated and rusted. They had been apparently hid many years in the past in the course of the militancy interval in Punjab. Nevertheless, investigations had been underway. Following Vijay Kumar’s assertion, the police have registered a case.