2 suspected WWII-era bombs defused by Army personnel in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum
Jamshedpur, Personnel of the Indian Army on Wednesday defused two active bombs, suspected to be from the World War II era, in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district, a senior official said. 2 suspected WWII-era bombs defused by Army personnel in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum The explosives stuffed in metallic cylinder-shaped containers were defused within a gap of 30 minutes from one another, amid tight security arrangements, Deputy Commissioner Karn Satyarthi told PTI. One of the bombs, weighing around 200 kg, was unearthed during sand excavation along the Panipada-Nagudsai stretch in Baharagora area last week, around 90 km from Jamshedpur, officials said. The second bomb of a similar shape was discovered in a villager’s house during inspection of the spot on Monday, they said. No damage to property or injury has been reported in the operation, but people were advised not to venture near the spot for the next 24 hours as a precautionary measure, the DC said. “We sealed a one-km area around the spot for security reasons when the 23rd infantry division of Indian Army, in …









