West Bengal: Hand Grenade Recovered in Cooch Behar Sadar Police Court, Diffused by Experts
On a request from the civilian authorities, the grenade was destroyed at the site by experts of the Trishakti Corps, headquartered at Sukna in north Bengal, by way of electric detonation in presence of the state's police officers, the official said.
Kolkata, February 12: A hand grenade found hidden in a packet in Coochbehar Sadar Police Court was on Sunday diffused by experts from the Indian Army's Trishakti Corps, an official said. The grenade was recovered from a packet allegedly containing contraband, which had been seized earlier. Hand Grenade Found in Rural Area of Uttar Pradesh's Meerut.
On a request from the civilian authorities, the grenade was destroyed at the site by experts of the Trishakti Corps, headquartered at Sukna in north Bengal, by way of electric detonation in presence of the state's police officers, the official said.
It was reportedly found during cleaning of the store room for seized materials on the Coochbehar Sadar Police Court premises. "The complete operation was conducted taking all safety precautions and completed in a controlled manner without any collateral damage," he added.
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