Hand Grenade Discovered During MNREGA Project in UP

In Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, a hand grenade was unearthed during digging for a MNREGA project near a Gopalpur Shah village pond. The Superintendent of Police, Somendra Meena, reported that the aged grenade had been secured by authorities and further investigations are ongoing. The incident has raised local safety concerns.

A hand grenade was found while digging in a pond under MNREGA, officials here said on Friday. Superintendent of Police (SP) Somendra Meena said that they had taken the hand grenade into their custody. The work was being done under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) in the pond behind a primary school in Gopalpur Shah village, during which a hand grenade was found, the SP said. Following this, the locals informed the police who reached the spot and seized the very old hand grenade, he said. Further investigation is underway, he added.

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