Live grenade found in Red Fort

NEW DELHI: 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, ending the panic that had broken out last evening when the explosive was discovered.

Officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had found the grenade during a cleaning operation. The 17th century monument is visited by hundreds of tourists and locals.

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.

The incident comes just a few months after a similar incident in February when explosives and live cartridges were found in a well in the complex during a cleaning exercise.