Panic triggers in public after unexploded grenade found in Tinsukia
Panic triggers in public after unexploded grenade found in Tinsukia
Guwahati: The recovery of an unexploded grenade on the roof of Kantheshwar Chetia’s garage near the army cantonment in Kapahatoli area of Tinsukia’s Kakoppathar area on Monday evening caused panic among residents.
Kantheshwar Chetia’s family members were instructed by security forces to leave the residence immediately after learning about the grenade at around 4 p.m. today.
This comes after the recent grenade blast incident in the same locality earlier in November last week.
According to the information received, two bike-borne miscreants arrived and hurled two grenades at the army camp marking ULFA-I protest day.
However, one of the grenades did not explode.
Fortunately, the incident of the grenade blast did not injure any security personnel on that day. A team of top officials of Tinsukia Police then arrived at the scene after the explosion.
Meanwhile, the army has recovered the unexploded grenade from the roof of Kantheshwar Chetia’s garage after nearly a week.
