An unexploded shell, suspected to be from the World War II era, was recovered from Assam's Tinsukia district near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border and successfully neutralised by the Indian Army.
The shell, measuring 12 inches in length and 6 inches in diameter, was discovered at Singri village under the Ledo police outpost when a local resident and his workers were digging near a shop.
Locals informed the police, and a team, accompanied by security personnel, reached the site, cordoned off the area, and temporarily evacuated nearby residents as a precautionary measure.
The Indian Army's Red Shield Division deployed a specialised bomb disposal team to the site, which secured the entire area, evacuated civilians, and established a safety perimeter before safely transporting the shell for disposal.
The UXO was carefully handled and transported to a designated safe location away from civilian habitation and subsequently neutralised in a controlled manner without causing any collateral damage.
