An unused cannon ball shell was found lying in a drain in south-east Delhi's Tughlaqabad on Thursday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, south-east district, Romil Baniya, confirmed the incident and said a retired Army personnel namely Vedpal Vidhuri was going on walk and when he reached near the container depot in Tughlaqabad village, he spotted one cannon ball shell lying in the drain.
"After the cannon ball was found Vidhuri informed about the discovery to the police and police informed the concerned agencies to get the cannon ball safely removed from the area," said the DCP.
The discovery created chaos in the area and people started deserting the place.
Bomb squads and other teams reached the spot and were preparing to get the cannon ball shell removed from the spot.
Further investigation in the matter is on.