Following a tip-off, the Plant Site police have recovered as many as 36 swords hidden under the earth in a suspicious condition from an abandoned place of the Gopabandhupalli area here. The incident has left the local people scared.
According to Rourkela Additional SP, SK Mohanty, he got information from some locals on Saturday noon that a cache of arms and ammunitions put in a gunny bag was hidden under the earth beside a tree in the premises of late Harichand of the Number-III Para. He immediately instructed the local police to conduct search in the area.
Initially, the police could not trace the arms, but after apprehending two youths who were roaming in a suspicious manner the latter showed the spot. And the police recovered 36 new swords with their covers from a gunny bag. It was noticed that Sirohi Ka Talwar has been embossed on the swords, which also have the printing of 30 years warrantee.
The local people say that about four gunny bags were brought to the area on Friday evening. So, what happened to the three other bags has become a challenge for the police. The police have initiated investigation while quizzing the two arrested youths. It is also apprehended that the swords were brought for a religious procession.