Five grenades found outside house of retired Army personnel in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Local Police on Saturday recovered five grenades at the house of a retired Army personnel. The grenades that were “manufactured in 1979-1980” were first noticed by the retired Army man while he was returning from his walk on Saturday.
The incident took place in Belthangady where the grenades were reportedly kept near the fence of the house of the retired Army man.
The ex-Army officer later kept the grenades at a "safe place" near his house so that stray animals or children don't take them away, the officials quoting the FIR.
One grenade was wrapped in yellow Plastic while others were scattered there.
"Grenades are manufactured in the ordnance factory and as per the prints on them. They were manufactured in 1979-1980," Sonawane Rishikesh, SP Dakshina Kannada told reporters.
"It is still not clear whether grenades are active or dead. The Forensic team would soon examine them. They have been kept safely with all precautions in police custody," he added.
A case under Arms Acts has been registered in Uppinangadi Police Station.
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Unidentified men set fire to TVK campaign office near Srirangam
Tiruchirapalli (PTI): A campaign office of the actor Vijay-led TVK was allegedly torched by unidentified miscreants in Kamanayakkanpalayam village near Srirangam in the early hours of Friday, police said.
According to the police, the damage is minimal. Fire had engulfed the thatched roof providing shade at the entrance of the building that served as the party’s election office for the Srirangam constituency.
While on social media, a CCTV footage of two unidentified men fleeing on motorbike is being circulated as the culprits, police said the video footage is yet to be verified.
Based on a complaint lodged by TVK, the Pettaivaithalai Police have registered a case and initiated a search for the perpetrators.
திருவரங்கம் தொகுதியில் த.வெ.க வேட்பாளரின் தேர்தல் அலுவலகம் மர்ம நபர்களால் தீவைக்கப்பட்டு சேதப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. @TNelectionsCEO @ECISVEEP#TVKVijay #தமிழகவெற்றிக்கழகம் pic.twitter.com/ImDZfTkuAq
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