Army destroys rusted ammunition in Bharatpur

A set of rusted ammunition has been disposed off by the Bharatpur district administration with the help of the Army.
The civil authorities in Bharatpur had sent a requisition to the Army for assistance to destroy certain old and unserviceable bombs, which were found at Bhartapur by some persons on October 27, the defense PRO said in a statement here today.
The Army provided full and prompt assistance in securing the rusted ammunition and destroyed them as per laid down procedure on October 29 and 30, he said.
The ammunition which was found by the police was "used and unserviceable" and of extremely old vintage and does not belong to the stocks currently held with the Army, the PRO said.

The Army would like to assure all citizens that it has very strict and foolproof system in place to ensure no pilferage of ammunition can take place from its stores, the statement added.