Dynamite News UP: Hand grenade recovered in Mainpuri
An inactive grenade was found lying on the same route, which Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav was supposed to take to file his nomination in MainpuriLok Sabha constituency ahead of general elections.
Mainpuri: In a major security lapse on Monday, an inactive grenade was found lying on the same route, which Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav was supposed to take to file his nomination in MainpuriLok Sabha constituency ahead of general elections.
“An inactive grenade was found in Mainpuri's Dannahar police station limits today. Some children took it out of a pond and kept it on road,” said Ajay Shankar Rai, Superintendent of Police (SP).
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Mainpuri SP Ajai Shankar Rai: The grenade found is old & inactive. It was found in a canal & brought out by children bathing there. Its location is completely different from that of Mulayam ji's route. It has not affected his cavalcade in any manner, there is no security threat. https://t.co/LI4hoUaadE
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Mulayam is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Mainpuri seat.
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The investigation to ascertain the identity of the accused is underway.
More details are awaited in this regard. (ANI)