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11 grenades found buried in Assam

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Press Trust of India Tamulpur (Assam)

At least 11 grenades were found buried near a pond in Baksa district of lower Assam along the Indo-Bhutan border on Friday, police said.

Whether the grenades were live is being examined.

A group of people of Sashipur village under Tamulpur police station spotted a jute bag while fishing in the pond, police said.

The villagers dug out the jute bag and and found mud-covered grenades inside.

Police said the grenades were later handed over to them and investigations are on.

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First Published: Nov 23 2018 | 9:07 PM IST

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