Grenade found in garbage near Army oil reserve depot

Panic gripped in Mathura after a live hand grenade was found lying unclaimed in the garbage near the Army oil reserve depot on the Delhi-Agra highway on Friday morning. The local police immediately rushed with officials of Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) which later successfully defuse the grenade. Further investigations are on in the matter.

Reports said that a information was received about a bomb like substance

being found in a garbage between the Jyoti Nursing Home and Dyalu Hospital, which is a few hundred meters away from the old Army oil depot following which SSP Mathura, Ashok Kumar Singh along with the bomb squad rushed to the spot. The area was cordoned off and the grenade was defused and later taken safely for further examining by the bomb squad.

The SSP said the grenade was found without the safety pin and could have exploded anytime which was dangerous considering there is a military area nearby. The bomb squad said the grenade is 36 millimetres in size and this kind is generally used by forces such as the Army and the PAC.  Investigation is underway to find out from where and how this grenade reached in the garbage.