The ammunition was found in a garbage dump
Patiala:
At least seven rocket ammunition have been found during searches in Punjab’s Patiala this afternoon, triggering panic among residents.
The ammunition was found in a garbage dump on Rajpura Road in Patiala after police received information about suspicious materials, a senior cop said.
“Preliminary investigation suggests that a scrap dealer had left these here as it is a garbage dump,” Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nanak Singh told reporters.
The police, however, are not ruling out anything, he said.
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“We have also called an army team for further investigation,” he said.
In December 2022, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack was carried out at a police station in Tarn Taran district, about 200 kilometres from Patiala, seven months after an RPG was fired at the Punjab Police’s intelligence headquarters located in Mohali.