A mortar shell was found lying abandoned at a park near Vasant Kunj area of south Delhi. As soon as police learnt about it, they rushed to the site and immediately evacuated the park as a precautionary measure.
According to police, the shell was found lying abandoned at the Delhi Development Authority park in Kishangarh in South Delhi.
A National Security Guard (NSG) team was called in and pressed into action to defuse the shell, police said, adding that the entire area has been cordoned off.
Police said that they received a call at around 8.30 am about a suspicious object lying in the park. A police official identified the object as a mortar shell and informed the top officials.
"The area was evacuated as a precautionary measure as per procedure. An NSG team was called for transporting and defusing the mortar shell," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Chinmoy Biswal said.
Meanwhile, as an interim measure, the shell which appeared old and corroded, was secured by a bomb blanket sourced from the district Bomb Disposal Squad, Biswal added.
