Pathankot: Nine empty rocket launcher shells found near cantonment railway station
Pathankot: Nine empty rocket launcher shells found near cantonment railway station
Nine used rocket launcher shells were found from the bushes near the Pathankot Cantonment railway station on Saturday. The cops called in GRP personnel to remove them, as per reports.
Initially, there were rumours that some live bombs had been found. However, SSP Vivek Sheel Soni dispelled the rumours by holding an impromptu press conference. He said that “the shells which were found from near the rail track were used ones”.
Army and other paramilitary forces often train their personnel in the area in the use of rocket launchers. The GRP was immediately informed and efforts were on to call in army experts but once it became clear that the shells were indeed ‘empties’, the army was asked to wait.
“My personnel and those of the GRP reached there in large numbers after we received a call on Friday night. Since we were not in a position to take risk in light of the infiltrations from across the border, which is nearby, we sealed all important installations like the ammunition dump, Mamun cantonment and the Air Force base. Searches near the bus stand and the railway station were intensified. However, the need to divert or stop rail traffic did not arise,” said SSP Soni.
-PTC News
