Rajasthan: 5 bamboo bombs found in canal during cleaning works

During canal cleaning works, a JCB was used to excavate mud during which five bamboo bombs surfaced at Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district. Fortunately, no bomb has exploded during this and the army bomb disposal squad has been called in to dispose of the bombs.

Suratgarh (Rajasthan) : Five bombs were found in a canal during cleaning, triggering panic in the Suratgarh area as the police stepped up surveillance in the place. The police reached the spot, took the five bombs in their possession and kept them in a safe place. Police have informed the army bomb disposal squad and further action will be taken after the arrival of the bomb disposal squad.

The case pertains to the Suratgarh area of ​​the Sriganganagar district, where these days cleaning work of the Indira Gandhi Canal is being done. SP Paris Deshmukh said that during cleaning and digging, the workers cleaning near Birdhwal found five bombs one after the other. This created a sensation which spread fast in the area. Of these, the length of two bamboo bombs is about 2 feet and the diameter is 6 inches while the length of three bamboo bombs is around 5 feet.

Upon getting the information of this incident, the City police station of Suratgarh reached the spot and kept the bamboo bombs in a safe place. The police have informed the army about this incident. After the arrival of the bomb disposal squad of the army, these bombs will be examined and if necessary, the process of defusing these bombs will be done.

Bombs have been found earlier also. According to sources, a few years ago there was a fire in the army's ammunition depot, during which a large number of bombs fell far and wide. During this time, these bombs got buried in sand and soil and now sometimes bombs are found during excavation. Today excavations were being done through JCB during the canal cleaning works and five bombs were found but no explosion happened.