Discovery of Grenade-like abandoned object sparks concerns among locals

A grenade-like object was recovered from the busy Shantipara area of Dibrugarh on Friday, a senior police officer said. "The device was found in an abandoned place in the area and we are trying to ascertain its veracity", Dibrugarh, Superintendent of Police, Subhasini Shankaran said. "The exact information about the device can be given out only after the forensic report on it," the SP said.

The grenade-like object was spotted in the evening by some street children who began to play with it till people of the area informed police about it, locals said. The device was immediately taken away by police to avert a panic situation among the public, police sources added.