'Bomb-like' iron piece falls in Kariyal village near Pathankot border, forms a crater

A "bomb-like" piece of iron was discovered in Kariyal village of Gangth Panchayat in Kangra district on Friday. According to villagers, the around-8-inch piece of the metal made an around 10-inch crater in the middle of a paved road.

Kariyal village is located 10 km from Nurpur and 12 km from Pathankot.

According to eyewitnesses, Pardhan Joginder Singh and former head Ramesh Chand, around 8 pm on Thursday, they heard sound of explosions from the Pathankot side.


"A burning rocket-like object came from the sky and fell on the road with a loud sound. When we went to check the spot, we found a crater," one of them said.

Police took the piece into their possession.