Operation Sindoor: Bomb-like object recovered in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer
Police and the Army swung into action and their teams rushed to the spot. They have cordoned off the area and have started an investigation
A bomb-like object was recovered in the Kishanghat area of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district on Friday (May 9) morning, following which panic spread in the area.
Police said that the object was recovered near a nursery in the Jogis colony, located in front of Kishanghat and falls under the Kotwali police station area.
Experts on the way
Kotwali SHO Prem Daan told the media that it appears to be a bomb-like object and added that the Army has been informed. Further, he added that their experts are on their way to defuse it.
“It is currently not known if it is live or destroyed," he said as quoted by PTI.
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The object was first spotted by a local resident Arjun Nath, who informed the Kishanghat Sarpanch representative, Kalyan Ram, who then called the police.
Upon being alerted by locals, the police and the Army swung into action and their teams rushed to the spot. They have cordoned off the area and have started an investigation.
An Air Force team has also reached the spot, reported PTI.
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Resembles parts of drones
The object resembles parts of a drone that was probably launched by Pakistan on Jaisalmer on Thursday night around 10.30 pm, said reports. However, there has been no official confirmation of this so far.
The development comes a day after Pakistan targeted the border districts of Rajasthan, including Jaisalmer, and a blackout was enforced in the affected districts.
Locals said that they are concerned over the bomb-like object since children often end up touching such things out of curiosity.
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According to a locals, some children were having dinner and playing outside when Pakistan's attack took place, forcing them rush back inside their homes for safety.
A bomb disposal squad arrived at the spot around 11am to examine the object.
India has successfully thwarted Pakistan’s attempted strikes at 15 places in northern and western regions of the country, which came after India struck several terror infrastructures in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and mainland Pakistan.
(With inputs from agencies)