Live grenade removed from Red Fort

A live grenade found during the cleaning of a well in the Red Fort complex was safely removed by National Security Guard (NSG) commandos today.     

Officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had found the grenade during a cleaning operation last evening. The discovery of the explosive in the 17th century monument visited by hundreds of tourists and locals led to panic in the area.  



  

A cordon was thrown around the area and the NSG was called in after ASI officials alerted the police and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), said a senior police official.     

"The grenade was safely removed today by the NSG. How old it is can only be ascertained once a detailed report is received from the NSG," said DCP (North) Jatin Narwal.