HOSHIARPUR (Punjab), June 7:
An old bomb was found in a field in the Mukerian area here, police said today.
A man discovered the bomb after it got stuck in a cultivator (agricultural equipment) while tillage work was undertaken in Dharampura village of Mukerian sub-division, they said.
After receiving information, police reached the spot and covered the bomb with sand-filled sacks.
Mukerian Deputy Superintendent of Police Kulwinder Singh Virk said the services of a Bomb Disposal Squad has been requisitioned to defuse the bomb.
The type of the bomb is yet to be ascertained, he said. (PTI)
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