5 bombs found near Markanda river in Ambala; 2 of them defused

Tribune News Service
Ambala, March 13

Five unexploded bombs were found at Markanda river, near Panjail village in Ambala district, on Saturday morning.

As per the information, locals spotted the bombs and informed the police authorities.

They alerted Army officials, and the bomb disposal team.

Station House Officer (SHO) Shahabad police station Prateek Kumar, and SHO Saha police station Balkar Singh, reached the spot initially.

The bombs seem to be old and quite rusted. Both the bombs were defused by the bomb disposal team with controlled explosions.

After a while, three more bombs were spotted.

“Two bombs were spotted, and defused by the bomb disposal team. Later, three more bombs were spotted around 200 metres away from the earlier recovered bombs. They will be defused soon,” said SHO Saha Balbir Singh.